b'\n \n Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen details company\'s misleading efforts on 60 Minutes - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n
\n\n \n
\n \n\n \n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n \n\n
\n \n\n \n\n\n \t \n\n
\n\n \n \n
\n\n \n' b'\n \n How conspiracy theories "infiltrated" the wellness community - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
\n\n \n
\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n
\n \n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
Live
\n
\n\n

Watch CBSN Live

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n
\n

How conspiracy theories "infiltrated" the wellness community

\n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n \n\n
\n\n
\n
\n Conspirituality: How Wellness Became a Gateway for Misinformation \n \n
\n\n \n\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n \n \n \n\n Conspirituality: How Wellness Became a Gatewa...\n\n 26:11\n\n \n \n \n \n

Watch the CBSN Originals documentary "Conspirituality: How Wellness Became a Gateway for Misinformation" in the video player above. 

\n\n \n\n

Susanna Barkataki, a yoga teacher in Los Angeles, saw it unfold on her social media feed starting last year.

"It was so fascinating, because they were using words that spoke to me and people like me," Barkataki told CBSN Originals\' Adam Yamaguchi. "They were saying phrases and hashtags like, \'Where we go one, we go all.\' That\'s like, OK, yeah, that sounds very yogic, right? ... Or the \'Great Awakening.\' I mean, that\'s samadhi, that\'s enlightenment."

\n\n

The instructor, whose influence spans beyond her studio to over 68,000 Instagram followers, quickly realized those phrases stemmed from QAnon, the conspiracy theory that started as a fringe movement among supporters of former President Trump. She also noticed people questioning whether COVID-19 was a government conspiracy or a "plandemic" — echoing a notorious video that was banned from Facebook and YouTube for spreading dangerous falsehoods about the virus. 

"I was shocked, because people I knew, friends, colleagues, other yoga teachers, were starting to jump on the bandwagon of these conspiracy theories. And I thought, \'Wait, these are people who I know and who I respect. Why are they sharing this misinformation?\'" Barkataki recalled. 

Conspiracy theories "infiltrated slowly," she said, helped along by the fact that some members of the yoga and wellness communities were already inclined to question and diverge from mainstream authorities on health and science.

"So that made yoga practitioners and wellness practitioners really vulnerable to this time of misinformation," Barkataki said. She crafted a collective statement with other yoga practitioners to take a public stance against QAnon and misinformation.

barkataki-yoga.jpg \n\n \n
Yoga teacher Susanna Barkataki says she has seen conspiracy theories and misinformation infiltrate the wellness community on social media.\n \n \n \n CBS News\n\n \n

Anusha Wijeyakumar, who is the wellness consultant at Hoag Hospital and founder of the holistic wellness organization Shanti Within, has noticed a similar trend. She explained how the Western version of yoga — which she describes as a departure from its ancient roots — spawned a subculture that has become a "hotbed" of misinformation. 

\n\n \n\n

"In many ways, yoga and wellness has become a place of anti-science. So, just some quick examples: people peddling the juice cleanse that is going to solve all of your problems. When we see the fat shaming, the rise of the toxic diet culture in yoga and wellness. We also see the love of crystals. I love a crystal ... there\'s absolutely nothing wrong with liking crystals. However, crystals curing cancer? Where\'s the science behind that?" Wijeyakumar said. 

There is sometimes more involved than just sharing messages and beliefs. As Barkataki pointed out, within those circles, there is money to be made.

"There are also motives that maybe aren\'t so pure," she said, noting that "the wellness industry actually did triple the amount of growth that the pharmaceutical industry had done in the last three years up until the point that COVID happened. And so, many of these yoga practitioners and wellness practitioners stood to benefit financially a great amount if they could say, \'Oh, don\'t take a shot. But this supplement and these food products I sell will help you stay healthy.\'"

For some, technology and social media played a crucial role as an entry point for pseudoscientific beliefs. UCLA professor Ramesh Srinivasan, who studies the intersection of tech, politics and societies, said tech companies are building products where behavior-modifying algorithms are having "profoundly manipulative effects."

"So if I have a certain anxiety about different vaccines, or Dr. Fauci, for example, those anxieties are extremely likely to be reinforced, and I would also say amplified," Srinivasan said, adding, "The best way to feed someone\'s anxieties is to not just echo what their existing anxiety is, but to reinforce it with something worse. Something a little more hardcore." 

"So you\'re really being dragged down the rabbit hole," Yamaguchi said.

"It\'s a rabbit hole," Srinivasan agreed. "And this is something I\'ve seen personally."

\n\n \n \n\n

Amid a pandemic that has taken the lives of more than 4.7 million people worldwide, including over 675,000 in the United States, the consequences of this parallel pandemic of misinformation are becoming more dire. 

"We\'re in a real conundrum because there is suspicion and distrust of almost everything except one\'s own tailored, targeted, personalized world," Srinivasan said, stressing that we can\'t just think of it as a tech problem. "Technology has become the gateway, and the language that basically mediates all of our experiences."

\n \n \n\n \n
\n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n\n\n\n \n
\n
View CBS News In
\n
\n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
\n
\n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
\n
\n
\n
Be the first to know
\n
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
\n\n \n \n
\n \n \n\n' b'\n Coronavirus: Latest news, vaccine, updates, videos and expert analysis - CBS News\n\n \n \n\n
\n\n \n
\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n
\n \n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
Live
\n
\n\n

Watch CBSN Live

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n\n\n\n \n
\n
View CBS News In
\n
\n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
\n
\n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
\n
\n
\n
Be the first to know
\n
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
\n\n \n \n
\n \n \n\n' b'\nCBS News - Breaking news, 24/7 live streaming news & top stories\n \n \n\n
\n\n \n
\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n
\n \n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
Live
\n
\n\n

Watch CBSN Live

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n\n\n\n \n
\n
View CBS News In
\n
\n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
\n
\n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
\n
\n
\n
Be the first to know
\n
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
\n\n \n \n
\n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Federal judge temporarily bars Texas from enforcing law that bans most abortions - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
\n\n \n
\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n
\n \n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
Live
\n
\n\n

Watch CBSN Live

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n
\n

Federal judge temporarily bars Texas from enforcing law that bans most abortions

\n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n \n\n
\n\n
\n
\n Texas abortion law back in court \n \n
\n\n \n\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n \n \n \n\n Texas abortion law back in court\n\n 05:31\n\n \n \n \n \n

A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked Texas from enforcing the controversial abortion ban that bars the procedure as early as six weeks into pregnancy.  

\n\n \n\n

Judge Robert L. Pitman has granted the Department of Justice\'s motion for a temporary restraining order as the constitutionality of the law is further litigated in the courts.

"From the moment S.B. 8 went into effect, women have been unlawfully prevented from exercising control over their lives in ways that are protected by the Constitution," the order reads. "That other courts may find a way to avoid this conclusion is theirs to decide; this Court will not sanction one more day of this offensive deprivation of such an important right."

\n\n

Pitman has also denied the state\'s motion to dismiss the Justice Department\'s lawsuit challenging the law.

In his scathing 113-page ruling, Pitman takes the constitutionality of the Texas law head-on, writing that it is "substantially likely" that courts will find that S.B. 8 violates the Fourteenth Amendment. Citing multiple comments and testimonies from clinicians and patients alike, the judge ruled the law places an "undue burden" on women seeking abortion in Texas and thus violates their rights.

"If this situation does not constitute an undue burden," as the State of Texas argues, "it is hard to imagine what would," Pitman added. 

The judge concludes such a burden has already and will continue to cause "irreparable harm" to those seeking abortions.

"People seeking abortions face irreparable harm when they are unable to access abortions; these individuals are entitled to access to abortions under the U.S. Constitution; S.B. 8 prevents access to abortion," the Court explains, ruling in favor of granting the Department of Justice\'s request for a temporary pause in the law\'s enforcement. 

\n\n \n\n

The state of Texas filed notice with the court that it plans to appeal Wednesday\'s ruling to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Texas\' abortion law, which went into effect in September, is among the nation\'s most restrictive. In addition to outlawing abortion once embryonic cardiac activity is detected, which can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy — before many women know they\'re pregnant — the measure allows private citizens to bring civil lawsuits against anyone who provides an abortion after that point or helps a woman access the procedure, such as a friend who drives a woman to obtain an abortion, or clinic staff. Those found in violation of the law are required to pay at least $10,000 to the person who successfully brought the suit.

Pitman has ordered the state of Texas to notify all state judges and state court employees impacted by Wednesday\'s decision and to "publish this preliminary injunction on all of its public-facing court websites with a visible, easy-to-understand instruction to the public that S.B. 8 lawsuits will not be accepted by Texas courts."

In a statement, Planned Parenthood said it was "grateful" for the ruling, and that it would continue to fight the ban in court. 

"While this fight is far from over, we are hopeful that the court\'s order blocking S.B. 8 will allow Texas abortion providers to resume services as soon as possible," said Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood, in a statement.  

The Justice Department sued Texas on September 9, eight days after the law went into effect, and sought a temporary freeze against S.B. 8. The department argued during an October 1 hearing that the measure violates the U.S. constitution and contradicts longstanding U.S. Supreme Court precedent that protects "pre-viability abortions." 

In a statement Wednesday night, Attorney General Merrick Garland praised the ruling, saying it is a "victory for women in Texas and for the rule of law." Garland said the Justice Department will "continue to protect constitutional rights against all who would seek to undermine them."

\n\n \n \n\n

White House chief of staff Ron Klain tweeted Wednesday that Pittman\'s ruling is a "big win for the Biden administration — and the constitution — in federal court tonight." President Biden last month called the law "extreme" and said it "blatantly violates the constitutional right established under Roe v. Wade and upheld as precedent for nearly half a century."

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to stop the law from going into effect, but has not ruled on its constitutionality.

\n \n \n\n \n
\n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n\n\n\n \n
\n
View CBS News In
\n
\n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
\n
\n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
\n
\n
\n
Be the first to know
\n
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
\n\n \n \n
\n \n \n\n' b'\nTexas school shooting in Arlington leaves 4 injured; Suspect in custody\n \n \n\n
\n\n \n
\n \n\n \n\n\n
\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n
\n \n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
Live
\n
\n\n

Watch CBSN Live

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n\n
\n \n
\n \n\n
\n

Suspect in custody after 4 injured in Texas school shooting

\n\n get the free app\n \n \n\n\n
  • \n \n \n \n\n
  • \n
  • \n \n \n \n\n
  • \n
  • \n \n \n \n\n
  • \n
  • \n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\t\t\t\t\t\n link copied \n
    \n
  • \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n \n\n
\n\n
\n
\n Texas school shooting suspect arrested \n \n
\n\n \n\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n \n \n \n\n Texas school shooting suspect arrested\n\n 02:51\n\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n\n \n\n
\n

An 18-year-old suspect was taken into custody Wednesday after four people were injured in a shooting at a Texas high school, authorities said. Three of the victims were hospitalized, with at least one requiring surgery. 

Around 9:15 a.m., police responded to a call about a shooting on the second floor of Timberview High School in Arlington, according to Kevin Kolbye, the city\'s assistant police chief. Two of the victims were shot but were expected to survive, Kolbye said.

The suspect, Timothy George Simpkins, initially fled the scene but later turned himself in without incident, officials said. Simpkins will be charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, they said.

A handgun was recovered in the streets, Kolbye said, adding that it will be turned over to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Police have not confirmed if the handgun was the weapon used in the shooting.

Preliminary information suggested two students began fighting in class when a gun was pulled, according to Kolbye. Panicked students and staff barricaded doors with their desks and hid inside their classrooms.

Dale Topham, a teacher at the school, was close by. "My mindset was if someone gets through that barricade which they won\'t but if they do they would have to take me out first," Topham told CBS News. 

Texas School Shooting \n\n \n
Families waiting to be reunited with their children on October 6, 2021, in Mansfield, Texas.\n \n \n \n Tony Gutierrez / AP\n\n \n

Students at the high school were evacuated to a nearby performing arts center to meet their parents, the school district said. One parent said her son called her to inform her of the shooting, telling her he was in the classroom next to where the shooting occurred.

"Thank God for FaceTime because I could see him, and he was calm," she told CBS Dallas Fort-Worth. "But it\'s just so scary."

Her son was unharmed but she worried about how the shooting would affect him long-term. "My son heard those gunshots, and I\'m wondering now, we\'ve gotta process this, we\'ve gotta make sure that we\'re gonna be OK," she told the station. 

So far, there have been 21 school shootings this year, according to Education Week. Last year, there were only 10 shootings while most kids were doing remote learning over COVID-19 concerns.


Mireya Villarreal contributed reporting.

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n\n\n\n \n
\n
View CBS News In
\n
\n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
\n
\n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
\n
\n
\n
Be the first to know
\n
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
\n\n \n \n
\n \n \n\n' b'\n \n U.S. ports face record backlog ahead of holiday shopping - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
\n\n \n
\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n
\n \n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
Live
\n
\n\n

Watch CBSN Live

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n
\n

U.S. ports face record backlog ahead of holiday shopping

\n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n \n\n
\n\n
\n
\n Ports face record backlog ahead of holidays \n \n
\n\n \n\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n \n \n \n\n Ports face record backlog ahead of holidays\n\n 02:25\n\n \n \n \n \n

A growing number of shipments are stuck at sea because of supply chain issues, leading to growing concern that holiday shipments may not arrive in time. Container ships are crowding ports from New York to Los Angeles, where 250,000 containers are floating off the coast waiting to be unloaded. 

\n\n \n\n

"There\'s no room to put this cargo. Our docks are full. People need to come and pick up their cargo," said Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles. "Only half the truck drivers registered to do business here visit us at least once a week. We need more drivers on the job." 

But trucker George Anaya said the port needs to move faster. Anaya had an appointment at 7 p.m. to pick up a load but wasn\'t able to leave the terminal until 2 a.m. Before this year, he said he could pick up about 20 loads a week. It\'s now dropped to about six, he said. 

\n\n

The Port of Los Angeles already extended its hours but isn\'t open around the clock like ports in other parts of the world. President Biden has said he\'d like to see the ports operating 24 hours a day.

"You\'ve got so many nodes of the supply chain that have to get on the same schedule. If we can get the warehouses to open around the clock, that would be important to us," Seroka said. 

The delays are affecting business owners like The Game Chest toy store owner Maryam al-Hammami, who said almost all of the toys she has in stock are already on store shelves. "I don\'t have anything to replace it with," she said. 

About 40% of al-Hammami\'s business depends on holiday shopping. "It\'s tough as a consumer because I\'m also going to celebrate Christmas and it\'s tough as a business owner," she said. 

\n\n \n\n

Larger companies, including Walmart, have chartered entire ships to deliver goods to less congested ports. The tremendous cost makes it out of reach for small businesses. 

\n \n \n\n \n
\n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n\n\n\n \n
\n
View CBS News In
\n
\n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
\n
\n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
\n
\n
\n
Be the first to know
\n
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
\n\n \n \n
\n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Biden administration overhauls student loan forgiveness program for public servants - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
\n\n \n
\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n
\n \n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
Live
\n
\n\n

Watch CBSN Live

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n
\n

Biden administration overhauls student loan forgiveness program for public servants

\n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n \n\n
\n\n
\n
\n The Student Debt Dilemma \n \n
\n\n \n\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n \n \n \n\n The Student Debt Dilemma\n\n 28:24\n\n \n \n \n \n

Watch the CBSN Originals documentary "The Student Debt Dilemma" in the video player above.

\n\n \n\n

Washington — The Department of Education announced Wednesday it would be relaxing requirements for a student loan debt relief program for public-sector workers, a move the Biden administration estimates will benefit more than 550,000 teachers, members of the military, first responders and government employees.

Created in 2007, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program is intended to forgive the outstanding federal student loan debt for qualifying public workers who have made 10 years of monthly payments. But the Education Department acknowledged the program has fallen short of its pledge to public servants and hopes its overhaul will "restore the promise" of student loan forgiveness. 

\n\n

"Borrowers who devote a decade of their lives to public service should be able to rely on the promise of Public Service Loan Forgiveness. The system has not delivered on that promise to date, but that is about to change for many borrowers who have served their communities and their country," Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a statement.

Under the eased requirements, the Education Department will offer a limited waiver that allows student borrowers to count all previous payments toward forgiveness, regardless of loan type or repayment plan.

The Biden administration estimates the waiver, which will run through October 2022, will help more than 550,000 borrowers who consolidated their loans to move toward forgiveness. 

For members of the military, the Education Department will also allow time spent on active duty to count toward loan forgiveness, even if a service member\'s loans were on deferment or forbearance instead of in active repayment. 

Biden \n\n \n
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington on Thursday, August 5, 2021.\n \n \n \n Susan Walsh / AP\n\n \n

The Biden administration also plans to match Department of Education data with information from other federal agencies to automatically help U.S. workers access loan forgiveness, and will review denied applications to identify and correct errors in loan-cancellation processing. 

\n\n \n\n

Citing the strain the COVID-19 pandemic has had on public-sector front-line workers, the Education Department said it\'s "critical" that student loan borrowers can have their loans erased. 

"Frontline sectors like teaching and healthcare are already seeing burnout and employee shortages," the department said in a fact sheet detailing the changes. "Alleviating some of the financial strain associated with student debt can help borrowers in these sectors as they continue to navigate the fallout of this pandemic."

To participate in the program, a borrower must work full-time for a federal, state, local or tribal government, including the U.S. military, or tax-exempt non-for-profit group. Public schools, colleges and universities, child and family service agencies, and special governmental districts such as public transportation, water or housing authorities are considered eligible government employers, according to the Education Department.

While the program promises public servants their student debt will be erased after a decade of payments while working in public service, 99% of those who apply were told they\'re ineligible, according to a 2019 report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Of program applicants from the Defense Department, 94% were denied by the Education Department, the GAO found in an April report

A "60 Minutes" report broadcast Sunday found that of the nearly 180,000 active-duty members with federal student loans, just 124 were approved for debt forgiveness.

\n
\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n
\n\n
\n \n \n \n\n Public Service Loan Forgiveness nightmares\n\n 13:15\n\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n\n\n\n \n
\n
View CBS News In
\n
\n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
\n
\n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
\n
\n
\n
Be the first to know
\n
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
\n\n \n \n
\n \n \n\n' b'\n \n The latest on the debt ceiling, as Republicans continue filibuster efforts - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
\n\n \n
\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n
\n \n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
Live
\n
\n\n

Watch CBSN Live

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n
\n

The latest on the debt ceiling, as Republicans continue filibuster efforts

\n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n \n\n
\n\n
\n
\n Congress nears short-term deal on debt limit \n \n
\n\n \n\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n \n \n \n\n Congress nears short-term deal on debt limit\n\n 02:04\n\n \n \n \n \n

The U.S. is careening toward its first default ever in roughly two weeks if Congress doesn\'t raise or suspend the debt limit, allowing the Treasury to borrow money to pay its debts. 

\n\n \n\n

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned the "extraordinary" measures currently being used to pay the government\'s bills are expected to be exhausted if Congress does not act by October 18, and at that point, the U.S. would run out of resources and default. It would be "catastrophic," Yellen said Tuesday and would lead to a recession.

Democrats and Republicans in Congress are gridlocked over how to proceed. As silly as this may sound, lawmakers in the Senate, which is where the problems are, seem to have reached the understanding the debt ceiling will be raised by 50 Senate Democrats alone, but they still have not agreed on how it will be done. Republicans have filibustered, or blocked, Democrats\' attempts so far to pass it with just Democratic votes, and it seems likely they\'ll do so again Wednesday.

\n\n

What\'s the state of play in Congress?

The problem, President Biden and Democrats now say, is that GOP lawmakers are blocking the efforts they\'re making to enable a simple majority of 50 senators to pass a suspension of the debt limit. Republicans, Mr. Biden said Monday, need to "get out of the way." 

Senate Republicans have so far refused vote to raise or suspend the debt limit, and yet, they have already blocked several attempts by Senate Democrats to do so with a simple majority. The president prevailed on Republicans to stop obstructing Democrats\' efforts to hold the vote under regular Senate rules. 

One way to do this, which has now failed, is to get senators to agree unanimously to allow a simple majority to suspend the debt limit, rather than the 60 votes normally required to pass a bill. And the problem is that this approach means not a single Republican may object. 

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday offered a proposal suggesting Republicans would allow Democrats to pass a short-term provision to raise debt ceiling to a specific number into December.

\n\n \n\n

Speaking on the Senate floor right around midnight, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the two sides "have been negotiating all afternoon and all night. ... We are making good progress. We\'re not there yet but I hope we can come to an agreement tomorrow morning."

McConnell also maintained Democrats can raise the debt ceiling with the reconciliation process — without any Republican support. 

So, what are Democrats going to do next?

Earlier, the White House called it "kicking the can down the road." Separately, Schumer is trying another avenue. Last week, the House passed a bill to suspend the debt limit, and Schumer planned to move forward with this legislation Wednesday. Schumer reasoned that if 10 Republicans were to vote to allow the vote to proceed, Democrats wouldn\'t need any Republicans to support raising the debt ceiling in the final vote. 

Is that going to work?

Probably not. This vote, too, is expected to fail. 

Isn\'t there some other way to get around the filibuster?

There is what\'s known as "the nuclear option," an extreme measure that enables the majority leader to change Senate rules. It was first used by Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to kill the filibuster, the 60-vote threshold, for any nomination other than a Supreme Court justice. During the Trump administration, GOP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell invoked it again to drop the filibuster for Supreme Court justices, too.

Here\'s how it works: the Senate majority leader raises a point of order that violates the current rules. The presiding officer rejects the point of order, and then the majority leader appeals the ruling and calls for a vote. A simple majority overturns the ruling of the chair, and the false statement made by the majority leader becomes the new rule. 

So, in 2013, Reid declared that "the vote on cloture under Rule XXII for all nominations other than for the Supreme Court of the United States is by majority vote." The chair replied, "Under the rules, the point of order is not sustained."

\n\n \n \n\n

Reid then asked for a vote on upholding the chair\'s ruling, and by a vote of 48-52, the chair\'s ruling was rejected. "The threshold for cloture nominations, not including those to the Supreme Court… is now a majority," the president pro tempore said.

On Tuesday, President Biden suggested he was open to another exception to the filibuster in order to raise the debt ceiling. "I think that\'s a real possibility," he told reporters. He has said he opposes eliminating the filibuster because it would "throw the entire Congress into chaos" and make it impossible to get anything done.

To do this, every single Senate Democrat would have to support the action. Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, both moderates, have expressed opposition to ending the filibuster, and on Wednesday, Manchin rejected the idea, telling reporters, "I\'ve been very, very clear where I stand on the filibuster — nothing changes." He implored McConnell and Schumer to work together and lead.

In June, Sinema wrote in a Washington Post opinion piece, "If we eliminate the Senate\'s 60-vote threshold, we will lose much more than we gain."

Can Democrats use reconciliation to address the debt limit?

Sure, and it may turn out that they have no other real choice. 

Until now, Democrats have rejected this idea, calling it "too risky." President Biden doesn\'t like the move. It\'s a lengthier, more complex way to hold the vote, but the White House said it has not been completely ruled out. 

"The reconciliation process would mean essentially starting from scratch," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday.

\n\n \n \n\n

Bill Hoagland, of the Bipartisan Policy Center, explained that while using reconciliation to address the debt limit would involve revising the budget resolution, it would not jeopardize debate on the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package already underway. It can be considered in a separate bill.

"You could have three different reconciliation bills with all three different dates. They only combined the revenues and the spending into one reconciliation bill," Hoagland said. "All this does is set up a separate reconciliation for a separate bill that\'s only debt limit."

To use budget reconciliation, Democrats would only be able to raise the debt limit, not suspend it. The former requires them to come up with a specific dollar amount, while the latter does not demand a specific figure. Suspending the debt limit means that it would not be operative for a specific period of time until a certain date, and when that arrives, the debt limit would automatically rise to meet the funds spent during the period of suspension. 

Hoagland estimates the full process of revising the budget resolution and moving forward with a debt limit reconciliation bill could take up to two weeks, but with the threat of default looming, he thinks it could go much more quickly. 

"If you want to work around the clock a little bit, you could do this in a week," Hoagland said. Delay tactics could still be used, he noted, but questioned why Republicans would delay if they really want Democrats to use reconciliation to raise the debt limit. 

Did Biden vote against raising the debt limit as a senator?

With the more than $28.4 trillion national debt resulting from past actions of both parties, Democrats have been pushing for a bipartisan approach to addressing the debt limit.

In a letter to Biden on Monday, McConnell said if the Democratic Party wishes to govern alone, "it must handle the debt limit alone as well." McConnell claimed the debt limit is often a partisan vote when the same party controls Congress and the White House. 

\n\n \n \n\n

"In 2003, 2004, and 2006, Mr. President, you joined Senate Democrats in opposing debt limit increases and made Republicans do it ourselves," his letter read. It stated Biden\'s view at that time that the party in power should take responsibility, as the GOP insists now.

In all three years McConnell referenced, Republicans voted with little or no support from Democrats to address the debt ceiling. In 2003, the debt ceiling was addressed with 50 GOP votes and 3 Democrats in the Senate; in 2004 it was 50 GOP votes and 2 Democrats; and in 2006, it was 52 GOP votes with no Democrats according to the Tax Policy Center. 

Reporters asked the president Monday why his "no" votes in those years were different from the GOP stance now. Democrats weren\'t threatening to filibuster the vote, Mr. Biden responded. Democrats never demanded that Republicans find 60 votes to raise the debt limit — as they are now. 

Hoagland, who was the staff director of the Senate Budget Committee for Republicans said that a straight up-or-down vote, the route Democrats would like to take, would be much faster and less complicated than using reconciliation to raise the debt limit.

Jack Turman contributed to this report.

\n \n \n\n \n
\n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n\n\n\n \n
\n
View CBS News In
\n
\n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
\n
\n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
\n
\n
\n
Be the first to know
\n
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
\n\n \n \n
\n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Los Angeles City Council approves sweeping COVID vaccine mandate to enter restaurants and shopping centers - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
\n\n \n
\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n
\n \n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
Live
\n
\n\n

Watch CBSN Live

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n
\n

Los Angeles City Council approves sweeping COVID vaccine mandate to enter restaurants and shopping centers

\n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n \n\n
\n\n
\n
\n Los Angeles approves COVID vaccine mandate \n \n
\n\n \n\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n \n \n \n\n Los Angeles approves COVID vaccine mandate\n\n 02:22\n\n \n \n \n \n

The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday approved a sweeping ordinance that will require proof of a COVID-19 vaccination to enter restaurants, bars, shopping centers and other establishments, CBS Los Angeles reported.

\n\n \n\n

The ordinance was approved by an 11-2 margin. It needed 12 votes to pass with an emergency clause which would have allowed it to take effect immediately. Instead, the earliest it can take effect is in one month, or on November 6. Mayor Eric Garcetti has indicated that he will sign it.

This was the second vote on the ordinance. Last week, Councilman Joe Buscaino invoked a city council rule that allowed him to withhold unanimous consent, preventing the council from voting on the ordinance on its first reading. Buscaino and fellow Councilman John Lee dissented Wednesday.

\n\n

The ordinance will apply to:

  • Restaurants, bars, fast food establishments, coffee shops, tasting rooms, cafeterias, food courts, breweries, wineries, distilleries banquet halls and hotel ballrooms.
  • Gyms and fitness venues, including recreation facilities, fitness studios (including for yoga, pilates, dance, and barre), boxing gyms, fitness boot camps and facilities that hold indoor group fitness classes.
  • Entertainment and recreation venues including movie theaters, shopping centers, concert venues, performance venues, adult entertainment venues, commercial event and party venues, sports arenas, convention centers, exhibition halls, museums, malls, performing arts theaters, bowling alleys, arcades, card rooms, family entertainment centers, pool and billiard halls, play areas and game centers.
  • Personal care establishments, including spas, nail salons, hair salons, barbershops, tanning salons, estheticians, skin care, tattoo shops, piercing shops and massage therapy locations, unless medically required.

People will be exempt from the mandate if they have medical conditions that restrict their ability to get vaccinated or a "sincerely held religious belief," which will be reviewed by the location the person is trying to enter. People who are exempt would be able to use outdoor areas of the location, but if unavailable, they may be allowed to enter the indoor area by providing proof of a negative COVID-19 test.

The ordinance will also require people to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to attend outdoor events with 5,000 or more people.

Retail establishments, including grocery stores and pharmacies, are not included in the ordinance.

\n\n \n\n

Enforcement of compliance will likely begin November 29. Businesses that violate the ordinance would be issued a $1,000 fine for its second violation, $2,000 fine for a third violation and a $5,000 fine for a fourth violation.

This will be markedly stricter than the order passed by the L.A. County Public Health Department earlier this month mandating people show proof of vaccination to enter bars, lounges, breweries, wineries and nightclubs. They will have to show proof of at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine beginning on October 7, and proof of full vaccination by November 4. The L.A. County order also calls for either proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within the past 72 hours to attend outdoor events with 10,000 or more people.

The city of L.A. ordinance will be similar to policies in West Hollywood, New York and San Francisco. West Hollywood\'s policy to require adult patrons entering many indoor businesses to submit proof of at least partial vaccination goes into effect on Thursday, with full vaccination required beginning November 4.

This story first appeared on CBS Los Angeles.

\n \n \n\n \n
\n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n\n\n\n \n
\n
View CBS News In
\n
\n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
\n
\n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
\n
\n
\n
Be the first to know
\n
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
\n\n \n \n
\n \n \n\n' b'\n \n TV anchor, meteorologists among those to quit over vaccine mandate - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
\n\n \n
\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n
\n \n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
Live
\n
\n\n

Watch CBSN Live

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n
\n

TV anchor, meteorologists among those to quit over vaccine mandate

\n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n \n\n
\n\n
\n
\n ER doctor encourages getting COVID-19 vaccine \n \n
\n\n \n\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n \n \n \n\n ER doctor encourages getting COVID-19 vaccine...\n\n 08:37\n\n \n \n \n \n

A news anchor on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and a meteorologist in Nebraska are among a handful of Gray Television employees to relinquish their jobs instead of getting vaccinated against COVID-19.

\n\n \n\n

An 18-year employee, Meggan Gray gave up her co-hosting role on WLOX-TV\'s "Good Morning Mississippi" last Thursday, a day before a mandate to be fully immunized took effect on October 1, according to a local newspaper, the Sun Herald.

The Biloxi-based station\'s parent, Gray Television, was requiring all employees, guests, contractors and tenants to be fully vaccinated against the virus, Gray posted on Facebook. "I tried everything possible to keep my job, including offering to be tested on a weekly basis. My requests were denied," she wrote.

\n\n

"I may have lost my job, but I preserved my integrity," she added.

WLOX General Manager Rick Williams told the Sun Herald he could not comment on a personnel matter. His email included a statement from Gray Television saying its vaccination policy is meant to ensure a safe work environment and that exceptions were limited to "certain medical conditions and or religious objections."

The policy also led to the ouster of meteorologist Tim Jones at another Gray Television station in Hastings, Nebraska. Jones took to YouTube to decry getting fired from the job he\'d held for nearly eight years.

"The whole thing sucks, but bigger and better things ahead," Jones told viewers in the video he dedicated to "fellow coworkers who also lost their jobs from this unfair policy." 

\n\n \n\n

Similar words were voiced by Dave Platta, a sports anchor booted from an ABC affiliate in Columbus, Georgia. 

"My departure was not my choice. It was also not the choice of WTVM. This came from an edict from Gray Television," Platta, on the job 36 years, stated. 

\n \n\n
\n

"WTVM will miss Dave Platta and we appreciate his many contributions to the station\'s success," the station said in a story about his departure on its website.

In addition to Jones, Gray and Platta, two other Gray employees have gone public about their dismissals due to their refusals to get vaccinated, including 14-year employee Linda Simmons, a reporter in Springfield, Missouri, and Karl Bohnak, a meteorologist in Marquette, Michigan.

"I value the freedom we all have to make our own informed decisions," Simmons said on Facebook. She also defended her decision not to get vaccinated in a radio interview, saying "I truly believe God was showing me reasons that I didn\'t need to get it," according to an account in the Kansas City Star.

Simmons said she was among three people at her station who were terminated over the policy. 

In a lengthy Facebook post, Bohnak, 68, said he mistrusted "these injections," writing that his own chances of dying from COVID-19 were minuscule and that he was unwilling to "risk serious side effects" of the vaccine. 

\n\n \n \n\n

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, vaccines are highly effective at preventing severe disease and death from COVID-19 and represent the best means of curtailing a virus that has killed more than 700,000 Americans. Serious side effects from the vaccine are extemely rare, the CDC said.

Atlanta-based Gray Television, which owns and operates television stations in more than 100 markets, did not respond to a request for comment from CBS MoneyWatch. The company employs around 6,900 people, according to estimates

\n \n \n\n \n
\n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n\n\n\n \n
\n
View CBS News In
\n
\n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
\n
\n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
\n
\n
\n
Be the first to know
\n
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
\n\n \n \n
\n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Colorado hospital system will not perform transplants on unvaccinated patients in most cases - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
\n\n \n
\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n
\n \n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
Live
\n
\n\n

Watch CBSN Live

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n
\n

Colorado hospital system will not perform transplants on unvaccinated patients in most cases

\n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n \n\n
\n\n
\n
\n States take action as COVID death toll grows \n \n
\n\n \n\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n \n \n \n\n States take action as COVID death toll grows\n\n 07:27\n\n \n \n \n \n

A hospital system in Colorado says it will not perform transplant surgery for unvaccinated patients in most cases. UCHealth said it implemented the policy to protect its patients, CBS Denver reports. 

\n\n \n\n

"For transplant patients who contract COVID-19, the mortality rate ranges from about 20% to more than 30%," UCHealth said in a statement to CBS Denver. "This shows the extreme risk that COVID-19 poses to transplant recipients after their surgeries."

Studies show the COVID-19 vaccines available in the U.S. are highly effective at preventing illness. In the U.S., 186 million people have been fully vaccinated – 56.68% of the population – according to Johns Hopkins University.

\n\n

Still, some unvaccinated transplant patients in Colorado – a state with 62.05% of its population vaccinated – are feeling the effects of UCHealth\'s new policy.

One woman with stage 5 renal failure was months away from getting a new kidney, but is now looking for a new hospital since she and her donor are not vaccinated, CBS Denver reports. 

Jaimee Fougner, who is donating a kidney to Leilani Lutali, said she hasn\'t received the vaccine for religious reasons. Lutali said she hasn\'t gotten the vaccine because there are too many unknowns. The women, who met in Bible study, didn\'t know about the need for vaccines before surgery until last week.

"At the end of August, they confirmed that there was no COVID shot needed at that time," Lutali told CBS Denver. "Fast forward to September 28. That\'s when I found out. Jamie learned they have this policy around the COVID shot for both for the donor and the recipient."

\n\n \n\n

UCHealth, which sent the women a letter informing them about the vaccine policy, said they have been given 30 days to get the first shot. If they refuse, they will be removed from the transplant list. 

"I said I\'ll sign a medical waiver. I have to sign a waiver anyway for the transplant itself, releasing them from anything that could possibly go wrong," Lutali said. "It\'s surgery, it\'s invasive. I sign a waiver for my life. I\'m not sure why I can\'t sign a waiver for the COVID shot."

UCHealth said the purpose of the vaccine policy is protect the health of its patients and that transplant centers across the U.S. have such requirements in place. 

Patients are often required to receive other vaccinations, such hepatitis B and MMR, before surgery, UCHealth says. The hospital says such requirements increase the likelihood of a successful transplant. 

The women have not been able to find another Colorado hospital willing to perform the transplant if they are unvaccinated, so they are looking at options in other states, CBS Denver reports. 

CBS News has reached out to UCHealth for comment and is awaiting response. 

\n \n \n\n \n
\n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n\n\n\n \n
\n
View CBS News In
\n
\n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
\n
\n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
\n
\n
\n
Be the first to know
\n
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
\n\n \n \n
\n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Health officials advise Michigan town to use bottled water amid what local activists call a "persistent" lead crisis - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
\n\n \n
\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n
\n \n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
Live
\n
\n\n

Watch CBSN Live

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n
\n

Health officials advise Michigan town to use bottled water amid what local activists call a "persistent" lead crisis

\n \n
\n \n \n

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHSS) on Wednesday recommended residents of Benton Harbor rely on bottled water instead of tap water as a precautionary measure while various agencies work to decrease the risk of lead exposure. Activist groups say lead in the city\'s drinking water has been a "persistent, widespread, and severe public health crisis" for at least the past three years.

\n\n \n\n

"Protecting the health and safety of Benton Harbor residents is a top priority," the state health department director Elizabeth Hertel said in a statement. "We\'ve listened to the community\'s concerns, we are recommending that residents use bottled water for cooking, drinking and brushing teeth."

Under the advisory, bottled water will be made available at various distribution sites throughout the city. More than 4,500 cases of bottled water have been delivered to Benton Harbor to date, with another 15,500 cases expected to be delivered within coming days, according to the Michigan health department. 

\n\n

Benton Harbor residents can still use unfiltered water for bathing, washing hands, dishes, clothes and for cleaning, MDHSS said. 

Health officials said free bottled water "will be provided as long as needed" while the Environmental Protection Agency conducts a study on filter effectiveness. The EPA did not say when the study is expected to be completed. 

"Cooperation, collaboration and coordination are the key ingredients moving forward to replace lead service lines and ensure that every resident is protected as we work to solve the water issues in Benton Harbor," Mayor Marcus Muhammad said. 

The initiative comes following pressure from environmental and public advocacy organizations, who say the drinking water in the city presents "an imminent and substantial endangerment to Benton Harbor residents."

\n\n \n\n

On September 9, organizations including the Benton Harbor Community Water Council, Flint Rising and the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition filed a petition to the EPA, demanding "immediate action to address the public health emergency."

According to the petition, the predominantly Black population in Benton Harbor has dealt with high levels of lead in drinking water since the summer of 2018. The city is the only water system in Michigan to exceed the EPA\'s lead action level threshold six consecutive times and has not had its lead service lines in the city replaced in years, violating federal and state requirements, the organizations wrote. 

"Benton Harbor\'s residents are not only subjected to a disproportionately high level of lead exposure from a variety of sources beyond their drinking water, but also often lack access to high quality health care and are exposed to a wide array of other threats that can exacerbate the negative health effects associated with lead exposure," the petition reads. 

The EPA says there is no known safe level of lead in a child\'s blood and that the negative health effects of drinking water with lead presence include behavioral issues, a lower IQ, hyperactivity, slowed growth, anemia, cardiovascular effects, decreased kidney function and reproductive problems. 

The groups allege that the EPA, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) and other agencies have consistently failed to ensure timely action in responding to the high lead levels. 

MDHSS and EGLE did not reply immediately to CBS News\' request for comment on Wednesday. 

Following the petition\'s release, EGLE said on September 30 that it was working to permanently reduce the excessive lead levels in the water by replacing all lead service lines within the city. The agency also said free bottled drinking water would be made available to Benton Harbor residents on that day.

\n \n \n\n \n
\n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n
\n\n\n\n \n
\n
View CBS News In
\n
\n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
\n
\n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
\n
\n
\n
Be the first to know
\n
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
\n\n \n \n
\n \n \n\n' b'\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CBS News\n– CBS Store\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n
\n\t
\n\tVCBS Message\n
\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n \n\n\n\n\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n
  • \n
    \n \n \n Home & Office\n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
  • \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n
  • \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
  • \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n
  • \n \n
    \n \n \n Best Sellers\n \n
    \n \n
    \n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n
  • \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n
  • \n \n
    \n \n \n New Arrivals\n \n
    \n \n
    \n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n
  • \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n
  • \n \n
    \n \n \n As Seen On\n \n
    \n \n
    \n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n
  • \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n
  • \n \n Sale\n \n\n \n
  • \n \n\n\n \n
  • \n
    \n \n\n \n\n \n
    \n
  • \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n \t\n\n \n\n \n Shop By Show\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n \t\n\n \n\n \n Shop By Product\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n \t\n\n \n\n \n Best Sellers\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n \t\n\n \n\n \n New Arrivals\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n \t\n\n \n\n \n As Seen On\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n Sale\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n
    \n \n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n \n
    \n
    \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n\n
    \n \nCBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n\n\n \n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\t\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n\n
    \n

    \n CBS News\n \n

    CBS News\n– CBS Store\n

    \n

    \n
    \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n Filter\n
    \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n
    \n\n
    \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n
    \n\n
    \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n
    \n\n
    \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n
    \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n\n \n
    \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n
    \n\n
    \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n
    \n\n
    \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n
    \n\n
    \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n
    \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n Filter\n \n \n
    \n\n
    \n 26 products\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS News Vintage Logo Embroidered Hat\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n
    \n
    CBS News Vintage Logo Embroidered Hat
    \n \n
    \n \n \n $29.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS News CBS This Morning 12 oz Latte Mug | Official CBS Entertainment Store\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n
    \n\n
    \n
    CBS News CBS This Morning 12 oz Latte Mug
    \n \n
    \n \n \n $14.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS News Vintage Logo Fleece Zip-Up Hooded Sweatshirt\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n
    \n
    CBS News Vintage Logo Fleece Zip-Up Hooded Sweatshirt
    \n \n
    \n \n \nfrom $32.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS Vintage Logo Embroidered Hat\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n
    \n
    CBS Vintage Logo Embroidered Hat
    \n \n
    \n \n \n $29.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS 60 Minutes 11 oz Black Mug | Official CBS Entertainment Store\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n
    \n\n
    \n
    CBS News 60 Minutes 11 oz Black Mug
    \n \n
    \n \n \n $16.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS News Vintage Logo Adult Short Sleeve T-Shirt\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n
    \n
    CBS News Vintage Logo Adult Short Sleeve T-Shirt
    \n \n
    \n \n \nfrom $19.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS News Vintage Logo Black Mug\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n
    \n\n
    \n
    CBS News Vintage Logo Black Mug
    \n \n
    \n \n \n $14.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS News 60 Minutes Adult Short Sleeve T-Shirt\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n
    \n
    CBS News 60 Minutes Adult Short Sleeve T-Shirt
    \n \n
    \n \n \nfrom $19.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS News Vintage Logo White Mug\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n
    \n\n
    \n
    CBS News Vintage Logo White Mug
    \n \n
    \n \n \n $14.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS News Evening News White Mug\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n
    \n\n
    \n
    CBS News Evening News White Mug
    \n \n
    \n \n \nfrom $14.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS News 60 Minutes Embroidered Hat\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n
    \n
    CBS News 60 Minutes Embroidered Hat
    \n \n
    \n \n \n $29.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS News This Morning Logo Adult Long Sleeve T-Shirt\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n
    \n\n
    \n
    CBS News This Morning Logo Adult Long Sleeve T-Shirt
    \n \n
    \n \n \nfrom $24.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS News 60 Minutes Logo Fleece Hooded Sweatshirt\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n
    \n
    CBS News 60 Minutes Logo Fleece Hooded Sweatshirt
    \n \n
    \n \n \nfrom $32.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS News Vintage Logo Adult Long Sleeve T-Shirt\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n
    \n
    CBS News Vintage Logo Adult Long Sleeve T-Shirt
    \n \n
    \n \n \nfrom $24.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS News Vintage Logo Journal\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n\n
    \n
    CBS News Vintage Logo Journal
    \n \n
    \n \n \n $29.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS News This Morning Logo Adult Short Sleeve T-Shirt\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n
    \n
    CBS News This Morning Logo Adult Short Sleeve T-Shirt
    \n \n
    \n \n \nfrom $19.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS News Vintage Logo Women's Relaxed T-Shirt\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n
    \n
    CBS News Vintage Logo Women\'s Relaxed T-Shirt
    \n \n
    \n \n \nfrom $29.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS News 60 Minutes Laser Engraved Stemless Wine Glass\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n
    \n\n
    \n
    CBS News 60 Minutes Laser Engraved Stemless Wine Glass
    \n \n
    \n \n \n $17.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS News 60 Minutes Logo Women's Tri-Blend T-Shirt\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n
    \n
    CBS News 60 Minutes Logo Women\'s Tri-Blend T-Shirt
    \n \n
    \n \n \nfrom $23.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS News Vintage Logo Laser Engraved Stemless Wine Glass\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n
    \n\n
    \n
    CBS News Vintage Logo Laser Engraved Stemless Wine Glass
    \n \n
    \n \n \n $17.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS News This Morning Logo Women's Tri-Blend T-Shirt\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n
    \n
    CBS News This Morning Logo Women\'s Tri-Blend T-Shirt
    \n \n
    \n \n \nfrom $23.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS News This Morning Logo Journal\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n\n
    \n
    CBS News This Morning Logo Journal
    \n \n
    \n \n \n $29.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS News 60 Minutes Logo Journal\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n\n
    \n
    CBS News 60 Minutes Logo Journal
    \n \n
    \n \n \n $29.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n
    \n
    \n Quick view\n
    \n \n \n
    CBS News This Morning Logo Adult Long Sleeve T-Shirt\n \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n
    \n\n
    \n
    CBS News This Morning Logo Adult Long Sleeve T-Shirt
    \n \n
    \n \n \nfrom $24.95\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n If you get your day\xe2\x80\x99s news from CBS, then you will love shopping the CBS News Collection. Featuring official apparel, drinkware, and accessories, this collection has something for every viewer. Shop the CBS News CBS This Morning Latte Mug, CBS News Evening News Logo T-Shirt, and more.\n
    \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n
    \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\t \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n' b'\nLive news stream: Watch CBSN – free 24/7 online streaming news - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    CBSN

    \n CBSN is CBS News\' 24/7 digital streaming news service. It\'s always on, always free, making CBS News\' original, high-quality reporting available to you wherever and whenever you want to watch.\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nCBSN LA: Watch local, live news stream free 24/7 - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    CBSN Los Angeles

    \n CBSN Los Angeles\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nCongress nears short-term deal on debt limit - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    Congress nears short-term deal on debt limit

    \n Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell offered a concession to Democrats, saying Republicans would let them raise the debt ceiling. Nancy Cordes has the latest.\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nBrian Laundrie flew to Florida before Gabby Petito disappearance - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    Brian Laundrie flew to Florida before Gabby Petito disappearance

    \n Brian Laundrie flew to his parents\' home in Florida days before Gabby Petito was last seen. The search for him is ongoing.\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nPorts face record backlog ahead of holidays - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    Ports face record backlog ahead of holidays

    \n Shipments are stuck at sea amid supply chain issues, fueling concerns that many holiday orders may not be ready in time. Carter Evans takes a look.\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nCBSN NY: Watch local, live news stream free 24/7 - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    CBSN New York

    \n CBSN Local New York\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nCBSN Baltimore: Watch local, live news stream free 24/7 - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    CBSN Baltimore

    \n CBSN Baltimore\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nCBSN Bay Area - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    CBSN Bay Area

    \n CBSN Bay Area\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nCBSN Boston: News live stream – free 24/7 local news from CBS News and WBZ TV - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    CBSN Boston

    \n CBSN Boston\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nCBSN MN: Watch WCCO\'s local, live news stream free 24/7 - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    CBSN Minnesota

    \n CBSN Minnesota\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nCBSN Chicago: Watch 24/7 live news streams from WBBM - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    CBSN Chicago

    \n CBSN Chicago\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nCBSN Dallas - Ft. Worth: Free 24/7 local local news from CBS News and CBSN Dallas - Ft. Worth - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    CBSN Dallas - Ft. Worth

    \n CBSN Dallas - Ft. Worth\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nCBSN Denver: free 24/7 local news from CBS News and CBS Denver - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    CBSN Denver

    \n CBSN Denver\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nCBSN Philly: Watch CBS3 KYW-TV local, live news stream free 24/7 - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    CBSN Philly

    \n CBSN Local Philly\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nCBSN Pittsburgh: News live stream - free 24/7 local news from CBS News and KDKA TV - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    CBSN Pittsburgh

    \n CBSN Pittsburgh\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nCBSN Sacramento: Watch local, live news stream free 24/7 - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    CBSN Sacramento

    \n CBSN Sacramento\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\n \n Al Capone\'s prized gun and other possessions are going up for auction but ex-prosecutor condemns "blood money" profits - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Al Capone\'s prized gun and other possessions are going up for auction but ex-prosecutor condemns "blood money" profits

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Al Capone\'s personal items up for grabs \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Al Capone\'s personal items up for grabs\n\n 06:37\n\n \n \n \n \n

    He ruled the streets of Chicago through fear during most of the Prohibition era. Now, nearly 75 years after the death of the gangster Al Capone, some of his most prized possessions are up for sale.

    \n\n \n\n

    This Friday, Capone\'s surviving granddaughters, helped by Witherell\'s auction house in California, will sell everything from weapons to watches and jewelry.

    "We have lived all our lives, my sisters and I, being very quiet about the family, and not talking about our personal stories," Diane Capone told CBS News\' Lee Cowan.

    \n\n

    Her grandfather was never convicted of anything more than tax evasion but not being convicted of something doesn\'t equate with innocence.

    It\'s widely believed Capone was behind the bloody St. Valentine\'s Day massacre in 1929. After that, the mere mention of his name or his nickname "Scarface" was as icy as Chicago\'s wind.

    "I can remember as a first-grader going out to the playground and having people get off some of the playground equipment because, \'Let\'s go, here\'s Capone," Diane recalled.

    By the time Diane was born, Capone was largely out of business, locked up in Alcatraz, the former federal prison that was set aside for the worst criminals.

    \n\n \n\n

    "When he came back from being in Alcatraz, he had gone through quite a transformation. He lived out the rest of his life trying to make amends, trying to make peace with God and he believed that he was given a second chance," said Diane.

    He lived out that second chance often in loungewear at his Miami Beach mansion. When he died of a heart attack at only 48, his wife was so grief-stricken she covered almost everything in the home with bedsheets.

    His home was full of old pictures, fancy china, furniture and jewelry—which Capone was known to have had a lot of.

    Nearly 200 items will go on the auction block this week including Capone\'s prized gun. Capone\'s semi-automatic Colt is expected to go for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

    "This gun was kind of his protection and I think it saved his life on a number of occasions and so he called it his sweetheart," said Diane.

    "And so he carried this everywhere?" Cowan asked.

    "As far as I know, yes," Diane said.

    \n\n \n \n\n

    Those items are part of his life that intrigues people still. But his legacy remains questionable for some.

    Nina Sarlarno Besselman is a former California prosecutor. She has no connection to Chicago or Capone but she does have a connection to violence.

    Her sister, Catina Rose, was murdered in 1979, and ever since Nina\'s been fighting to make sure it\'s the victims who are remembered, not the criminals.

    "Let\'s face it. An auction is for money. If they truly want people to know that he was a loving grandfather, truly want people to know this other side of him, then put it in a museum," she said. "We should not profit from what I would call blood money."

    Diane said she has no idea if her grandfather was capable of murdering people but understands why some people may consider his legacy tainted.

    "You know everybody is entitled to their own opinion. And I understand why some people might feel that way. I think we all make mistakes in life, some people make a lot bigger ones than others," Diane said.

    "If you could talk to people who may or may not have been victims of your grandfather\'s profession, what would you say to them?" Cowan asked.

    \n\n \n \n\n

    "I don\'t know. I guess I would say I\'m sorry," Diane replied.

    What Diane Capone has seen rummaging around the ghosts of her family\'s past is less about who Al Capone was and more about who she says, her grandfather tried to become.

    "Even someone who has been the kind of sinner that he might have been, the fact that he could confess and try to make amends before his life ended, that\'s kind of hopeful I think for all of us," she said.

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Brian Laundrie flew to parents\' home in Florida during trip with Gabby Petito, returning 4 days before her disappearance - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Brian Laundrie flew to parents\' home in Florida during trip with Gabby Petito, returning 4 days before her disappearance

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Laundrie flew to Florida before Petito disappeared \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Laundrie flew to Florida before Petito disapp...\n\n 00:25\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Brian Laundrie flew cross-country to visit his parents\' home in Florida during his trip with Gabby Petito, according to the Laundrie family\'s lawyer, Steven Bertolini. The attorney confirmed to CBS News that Laundrie flew home on August 17 and returned to Utah on August 23, 4 days before Petito was last seen. 

    \n\n \n\n

    According to Bertolini, Laundrie flew to Florida to get some supplies and close a storage unit to save money. He and Petito were thinking about extending their road trip, Bertolini told CBS News Wednesday. 

    Laundrie flew back to Florida shortly after he and Petito were stopped by police over a domestic dispute. Officers from the Moab Police Department in Utah stopped the couple on August 12 after a bystander reported seeing Petito slap Laundrie, who then "grabbed her face and pushed her back."

    \n\n

    Responding officers classified the incident as a mental health break instead of domestic assault by either party and had Petito and Laundrie separate for the night. Five days later, Laundrie flew to Florida, where he stayed at his parent\'s home in Fort Lauderdale for six days before returning to Petito. 

    Petito last video chatted with her mother on August 23 or 24 and was last seen on August 27. On September 11, Laundrie returned home in the couple\'s 2012 Ford Transit van without Petito. Petito\'s family reported her missing that same day, sparking the nationwide hunt that ended when police found her body in Wyoming 

    The initial autopsy report classified Petito\'s cause of death as homicide. Laundrie was named a person of interest shortly after Petito was reported missing, and authorities are still searching for him. They believe he has fled into Florida\'s Carlton Reserve. 

    Petito\'s father and mother have publicly urged Laundrie to turn himself in. 

    \n\n \n\n

    "The Laundries did not help us find Gabby, they\'re sure as not going to help us find Brian. For Brian, we\'re asking you to turn yourself in to the FBI or the nearest law enforcement organization," attorney Richard Stafford said at a press conference on September 28.

    Laundrie\'s father and mother, Chris and Roberta Laundrie, have maintained that they do not know where Laundrie is and did not help him escape. 

    "Chris and Roberta Laundrie do not know where Brian is," the Laundrie family said in a statement on September 27. "They are concerned about Brian and hope the FBI can locate him. The speculation by the public and some in the press that the parents assisted Brian in leaving the family home or in avoiding arrest on a warrant that was issued after Brian had already been missing for several days is just wrong." 

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Dave Chappelle criticized for LGBTQ+ comments in new Netflix special - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Dave Chappelle criticized for LGBTQ+ comments in new Netflix special

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Dave Chappelle campaigns for Andrew Yang \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Dave Chappelle campaigns for Andrew Yang\n\n 01:17\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Comedian Dave Chappelle is being criticized for comments he made about the LGBTQ+ community in his latest Netflix special. In "The Closer," which premiered on Tuesday, Chappelle addressed several controversies surrounding his past comments on the LGBTQ+ community.

    \n\n \n\n

    Chappelle talked about how other Black rappers and comedians have been "canceled" and lost monetary projects because of divisive comments or jokes, including comedian Kevin Hart and rapper DaBaby

    "In our country, you can shoot and kill a n****  but you better not hurt a gay person\'s feelings," Chappelle quipped. "And this is precisely the disparity that I wish to discuss."

    \n\n

    Chappelle also made a series of comments on transgender people, agreeing with "Harry Potter" author J.K Rowling on her anti-trans statements. "I\'m team TERF!" Chappelle said, referring to trans exclusionary radical feminism, an anti-trans section of radical feminism. 

    "Gender is a fact. Every human being in this room, every human being on earth, had to pass through the legs of a woman to be on earth," Chappelle said. 

    Chappelle also said that he "beat up" a lesbian in a nightclub after he approached her partner, and she later tried to sell the story to TMZ. "I whooped the toxic masculinity out of that b****," he said.

    2021-mathieubittont1070179.jpg \n\n \n
    "Dave Chappelle: The Closer"\n \n

    Several viewers took affront to Chappelle\'s numerous jabs at transgender people, including an explicit comment about a transgender person\'s genitals. 

    \n\n \n\n

    "Chapelle\'s transphobia & lack of understanding that Blk ppl can be both Black *&* gay shows exactly why it\'s critical to understand intersectionality & how Blk cishet men, despite being marginalized for their Blkness, can perpetuate systems of oppression," Dr. Oni Blackstock tweeted Wednesday. 

    The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation also criticized the comedian.

    "Dave Chappelle\'s brand has become synonymous with ridiculing trans people and other marginalized communities," GLAAD tweeted Wednesday evening. "Negative reviews and viewers loudly condemning his latest special is a message to the industry that audiences don\'t support platforming anti-LGBTQ diatribes. We agree."

    The comedian ended the special by saying he would not be making anymore jokes about gay people until everyone agreed "we are laughing together," so long as the LGBTQ+ community stopped taking away job opportunities from people who offend them. 

    Chappelle said he had a "close" relationship with transgender comedian Daphne Dorman before she died by suicide in 2019, and he is now dedicated to taking care of her daughter. Chappelle considered Dorman a part of his "tribe." 

    "I don\'t know what the trans community did for her, but I don\'t care because I feel like she wasn\'t their tribe. She was mine. She was a comedian in her soul," Chappelle said, before explaining that he will no longer tell jokes with gay people as the punchline. 

    "I\'m telling you, it\'s done, I\'m done talking about it. All I ask of your community, with all humility: Will you please stop punching down on my people?" Chappelle said. "Empathy is not gay. Empathy is not black. Empathy is bisexual — it must go both ways."

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Portland Thorns General Manager Gavin Wilkinson on administrative leave amid investigation - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Portland Thorns General Manager Gavin Wilkinson on administrative leave amid investigation

    \n \n
    \n \n \n

    The general manager of the Portland Thorns has been placed on administrative leave amid an investigation into allegations of misconduct against the team\'s former coach, the National Women\'s Soccer League club announced Wednesday night. 

    \n\n \n\n

    "Effectively immediately, Portland Thorns FC have placed general manager/president of soccer Gavin Wilkinson on administrative leave from Thorns duties pending the results of the outside independent investigation, which is ongoing," the club tweeted.

    The announcement comes nearly a week after The Athletic published an article in which former players Sinead Farrelly and Mana Shim accused former Portland Thorns coach Paul Riley of misconduct. Riley has since been fired by the North Carolina Courage and had his license suspended by U.S. Soccer. He denied the allegations, calling them "completely untrue."

    SOCCER: JAN 22 MLS - Portland Timbers Media Day \n\n \n
    Portland Timbers president of soccer, Gavin Wilkinson, speaks at the Portland Timbers Media Day on January 22, 2020, at Providence Park in Portland, Oregon.\n \n \n \n Diego Diaz/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images\n\n \n

    The team said that it conducted a "thorough investigation" when it received the complaint about Riley back in 2015 and did not discover illegal activity, but did find "clear violations" of company policy. The team said it shared its findings with the league\'s office, and Riley\'s contract was not renewed at the end of the season, although not specific reason was given. 

    \n\n

    The women also alleged that when they each raised concerns about the thoroughness of the Thorns\' investigation years later to the league over email, National Women\'s Soccer League Commissioner Lisa Baird did not initiate any new investigations. 

    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n NWSL faces reckoning over abuse, misconduct c...\n\n 07:21\n\n \n \n \n \n

    One day after the accusations against Riley came out, Baird resigned. The league also postponed five matches scheduled for the weekend in light of the allegations. 

    In its own statement last week, U.S. Soccer said it would launch an independent investigation into the allegations. 

    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n National Women\'s Soccer League commissioner r...\n\n 08:55\n\n \n \n \n \n

    "U.S. Soccer played a major role in establishing the NWSL in 2013 and provided administrative support to the league until it became fully independent last year. U.S. Soccer continues to support the NWSL financially, and many of its senior National team players compete in the league today," the statement said. "We take seriously our responsibility to vigorously investigate the abhorrent behavior that has been reported and gain a full and frank understanding of the factors that allowed it to happen, and the changes that should be made to make sure it does not happen again." 

    \n\n \n\n

    The Thorns are not the only club in the league in the spotlight. Earlier this week, Washington Spirit CEO Steve Baldwin resigned after The Washington Post spoke to three former players who alleged that head coach Richie Burke was verbally and emotionally abusive. Burke was fired and has not spoken publicly about the allegations.

    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Women’s soccer coach fired over alleged abu...\n\n 02:05\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Zoe Christen Jones and Victoria Albert contributed reporting.

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n NASA to launch "Armageddon"-style mission to deliberately crash into an asteroid\'s moon and test "planetary defense" - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    NASA to launch "Armageddon"-style mission to deliberately crash into an asteroid\'s moon and test "planetary defense"

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Expert warns of danger posed by asteroids \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Expert warns of danger posed by asteroids\n\n 02:42\n\n \n \n \n \n

    NASA\'s upcoming mission might resemble a scene from a sci-fi disaster movie. The agency announced Sunday that it\'s sending spacecraft above the Earth to crash into an asteroid\'s moonlet to change the body\'s trajectory. 

    \n\n \n\n

    The mission, a Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), will be the first agency\'s use of the kinetic impactor technique, in which a large, high-speed spacecraft is sent into an asteroid\'s path to change its motion. NASA is set to conduct the mission, what it calls "the first test for planetary defense," on November 24, the day before Thanksgiving, to hit the binary near-Earth asteroid Didymos and its moonlet, Dimorphos. 

    \n \n\n
    \n

    The asteroid is roughly 780 meters across — about 2,559 feet, according to NASA. Its moonlet is about 525 feet, which according to NASA, is "more typical of the size of asteroids that could pose the most likely significant threat to Earth." 

    \n\n

    The DART spacecraft will crash into the moonlet nearly head-on at about 6.6 kilometers per second, a speed that\'s faster than a bullet and rapid enough to change the speed of the moonlet by a fraction of 1%, NASA says. Though it appears like a small change, this impact will change the orbital period of the moonlet by several minutes. 

    DART will be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, but it\'s not going to crash into the asteroid\'s moon for another 10 months. NASA said that it will be cruising in space until September 2022, when the Didymos system is within 11 million kilometers of Earth. 

    \n \n\n
    \n

    The mission is reminiscent of the 1998 sci-fi action movie "Armageddon," in which the space agency deploys a team of civilians to land on an asteroid and detonate it before it destroys Earth. While the basic idea to the movie is similar, however, NASA has said that neither Didymos nor Dimorphos pose a threat to Earth. This particular mission, the agency says, is so that scientists can calculate how effective DART missions can be. 

    The distance from Earth that the asteroid and its moonlet will be at the time of the collision is close enough that telescopes will be able to observe what happens. 

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Donald Trump falls off Forbes list of richest 400 Americans - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Donald Trump falls off Forbes list of richest 400 Americans

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n "Pandora Papers" reveal U.S. tax havens \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n "Pandora Papers" reveal U.S. tax havens\n\n 05:53\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Former President Donald Trump has fallen off the Forbes 400, the annual list of America\'s richest people, according to the financial magazine. It\'s the first time in 25 years that Trump hasn\'t been included on the list. 

    \n\n \n\n

    The former president\'s wealth stands at an estimated $2.5 billion, or about $400 million short of the amount he would have needed to be included in the latest rankings, Forbes said. Trump\'s wealth has remained steady from a year earlier, when he ranked as the 339th richest American, but he fell behind others whose wealth boomed amid a surge in tech stocks and cryptocurrencies during the pandemic, Forbes said. 

    The problem for Trump, the magazine said, is that his wealth is focused on big-city real estate holdings, ranging from hotels to condos. But the value of such properties have "languished" during the pandemic, it added. 

    \n\n

    If Trump had sold his real estate holdings when he was elected to the presidency in 2016 and socked away the after-tax proceeds into a simple S&P 500 index fund, his wealth today would have been valued at $4.5 billion, or about 80% more than he is worth now, the magazine estimated. 

    "His refusal to divest, in other words, cost him $2 billion," Forbes said.

    On the other hand, America\'s richest people by and large grew richer in the past year — a lot richer. 

    The collective wealth of the richest 400 people in the nation expanded by 40% over the past year, reaching $4.5 trillion, the magazine estimated. 

    \n\n \n\n

    Below are the 10 wealthiest people in America and the companies that are the source of their wealth, based on Forbes\' calculations. 

    1. Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com: $201 billion
    2. Elon Musk, Tesla: $190.5 billion
    3. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook: $134.5 billion
    4. Bill Gates, Microsoft: $134 billion
    5. Larry Page, Google: $123 billion
    6. Sergey Brin, Google: $118.5 billion
    7. Larry Ellison, Oracle: $117.3 billion
    8. Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway: $102 billion
    9. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft: $96.5 billion
    10. Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg LP: $75 billion
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Senate appears close to deal on short-term debt limit extension - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Senate appears close to deal on short-term debt limit extension

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Congress nears short-term deal on debt limit \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Congress nears short-term deal on debt limit\n\n 02:04\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is offering Democrats a way to raise the debt limit briefly and keep the nation from tipping into default in the short term, and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says a deal appears near.

    \n\n \n\n

    Though he\'s led Republicans in filibustering or blocking Democrats from passing an extension of the debt limit under regular Senate procedure so far, McConnell said Wednesday he\'ll allow them to pass an emergency extension of the debt limit without the threat of a filibuster. To overcome a filibuster, Democrats needed 60 votes, and there are only 50 Democrats in the Senate.

    Speaking on the Senate floor right around midnight, Schumer said Democrats and Republicans "have been negotiating all afternoon and all night. ... We are making good progress. We\'re not there yet but I hope we can come to an agreement tomorrow morning."  

    \n\n

    The two sides have been in a standoff for weeks over addressing the debt limit, and McConnell\'s reversal came as the U.S. was faced with the dire possibility that in less than two weeks, it would no longer be able to pay its bills.  

    In his statement Wednesday, McConnell said Republicans would "allow Democrats to use normal procedures to pass an emergency debt limit extension at a fixed dollar amount to cover current spending levels into December." 

    Until Wednesday, McConnell had been pressing Democrats to use the reconciliation process to address the debt limit and said Republicans would not enable them to move quickly to address the debt ceiling on their own. 

    Democrats countered that reconciliation, used for budget legislation, is a complex process that could take too long to execute before the government runs out of borrowing authority.

    \n\n \n\n

    "This will moot Democrats\' excuses about the time crunch they created and give the unified Democratic government more than enough time to pass standalone debt limit legislation through reconciliation," McConnell said of his offer. "Alternatively, if Democrats abandon their efforts to ram through another historically reckless taxing and spending spree that will hurt families and help China, a more traditional bipartisan governing conversation could be possible."

    Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Congress in late September it needed to act by October 18 to address the debt limit or the government would be unable to pay its bills and would likely go into default for the first time. She called the consequences of default catastrophic and said that the mere act of delaying the process could lead to higher costs for Americans. 

    On Wednesday, President Biden and Yellen met with business leaders at the White House who pushed for the debt ceiling to be addressed as quickly as possible, saying the uncertainty was already contributing to volatility in the markets.  JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned that a default could lead from a recession to "complete catastrophe for the global economy."

    President Biden and Democrats in recent days acknowledged Senate Republicans were not going to work with them to address the debt ceiling and implored them to "get out of the way" and let them address it alone. But Senate Republicans blocked several efforts by Democrats to raise the debt ceiling with just their own votes in a simple majority, rather than the 60 votes necessary to avoid a filibuster. 

    McConnell\'s offer Wednesday would give Democrats more time to figure out how to use the budget reconciliation process to raise the debt limit for a longer period of time. It would also give them the ability to try to finish work on the Build Back Better social safety net bill before turning to a long-term increase in the debt ceiling.

    But the White House said on Wednesday there are less risky options still available, and it would rather not just "kick the can down the road" for several more weeks.

    "The preference would just be getting this done today, so we can move on to more business for the American people and that option is still on the table," press secretary Jen Psaki said, making reference to the Senate vote that was supposed to take place Wednesday on a House-passed bill to suspend the debt ceiling. If 10 Republicans were to join Democrats in voting to advance this bill, Democrats would be able to extend the debt limit by passing the bill with just a simple majority of 50, plus the vote of the Senate president, Vice President Kamala Harris. The bill was not expected to attract GOP support and has been delayed.

    \n\n \n \n\n

    If Schumer accepts McConnell\'s proposal, default will be averted for a couple of months. But by December, if Democrats still haven\'t passed the Build Back Better measure, Congress could find itself where it was days ago — teetering on the precipice of both default and a government shutdown. Republicans joined Democrats last week in extending funds to keep the government up and running until December.

    Nancy Cordes contributed to this report.

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Netflix reportedly to edit "Squid Game" scenes showing phone number after woman inundated with prank calls - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Netflix reportedly to edit "Squid Game" scenes showing phone number after woman inundated with prank calls

    \n \n
    \n \n \n
    \'FILE\n\n \n
    The Netflix series "Squid Game" is played on a cell phone in a September 30, 2021 photo.\n \n \n \n KIM HONG-JI/REUTERS\n\n \n

    A South Korean woman\'s phone has rung off the hook since her number appeared in the hit Netflix series "Squid Game," but she may catch a break soon as the streaming giant and its South Korean production partner have reportedly agreed to edit her digits out of the series.

    \n\n \n\n

    The Reuters news agency on Wednesday quoted Netflix as saying in a statement that, along with the Siren Pictures production house, it was "working to resolve this matter, including editing scenes with phone numbers where necessary." Netflix also urged fans of the show to stop pranking the woman.

    In the hugely popular show, the last eight digits of the real-world woman\'s phone number can be seen on an invitation card given to potential players in the "Squid Game," which involves cash-strapped contestants competing in a series of simple challenges, based on children\'s games, for a huge cash prize. The price of failure in all the challenges, or for any perceived violation of the rules, is death.

    \n\n

    Korean TV network SBS interviewed the owner of the phone number in September, identifying her as Kim Gil-young, a businesswoman in the southern county of Seongju. She spoke about the kind of prank calls she was getting, most of which referenced the Netflix show.

    The South Korean Film Council offers movie production companies phone numbers that aren\'t in use to show on screen, according to Reuters, but streaming shows don\'t have access to the service.

    The news agency said Netflix and Siren had both previously explained that when the made "Squid Game," they only showed the final eight digits of the cell phone number. They said they didn\'t realize that, when those last eight digits are dialed within the country, the phone system automatically adds the missing initial digits, or prefix, to complete the call.

    Kim told SBS that she couldn\'t just change her phone number to dodge the nuisance calls as it is used by her clients.

    \n\n \n\n

    She also said, according to Reuters, that she had declined an offer from the "Squid Game" makers of about $840 in compensation for her trouble. The SBS network said she was later offered five times that sum, but Reuters said both Netflix and Siren Pictures had declined to discuss any
    such offers.

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Scientists discover "once-in-a-generation" fossilized water bear in 16-million-year-old amber - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Scientists discover "once-in-a-generation" fossilized water bear in 16-million-year-old amber

    \n \n
    \n \n \n

    Microscopic eight-legged invertebrates that resemble squishy bears are among the toughest creatures on Earth, with the ability to survive decades without food, extreme temperatures and even in the vacuum of space. Fossils of the creatures are extremely rare, with only two being found in history — until now. 

    \n\n \n\n

    In a new study published on Wednesday, researchers said they have discovered a 16-million-year-old fossil of a tardigrade, otherwise known as a water bear or moss piglet, in a piece of amber from the Dominican Republic. There have been just two fossils of the creatures ever found before, despite the invertebrates continued inhabitance of the planet.

    whole-piece-tardi-edit2.jpg \n\n \n
    The piece of amber that holds the newly discovered tardigrade fossil. \n \n \n \n NJIT/Harvard\n\n \n

    The latest discovery is the first tardigrade fossil to be recovered from the current Cenozoic era, which began 66 million years ago, and has led to the naming of a new genus and species of tardigrade, Paradoryphoribius chronocaribbeus.

    \n\n

    The creature is believed to be the best-imaged fossil tardigrade to date. Researchers were able to get a detailed look at the creature, seeing parts of its mouth and the needle-like claws that are 20 to 30 times finer than a human hair. 

    Finding a tardigrade fossil is a once-in-a-generation event, said Phil Barden, one of the researchers, in a statement put out by the New Jersey Institute of Technology. 

    "What is so remarkable is that tardigrades are a ubiquitous ancient lineage that has seen it all on Earth, from the fall of the dinosaurs to the rise of terrestrial colonization of plants. Yet, they are like a ghost lineage for paleontologists with almost no fossil record," he said. "Finding any tardigrade fossil remains is an exciting moment where we can empirically see their progression through Earth history." 

    There are roughly 1,300 species of tardigrades that have been discovered, and according to National Geographic, they have been found in various environments on Earth: the deep ocean, sand dunes and freshwater mosses. The creatures are extremophiles, according to National Geographic, and some of the species can survive up to 30 years without food, temperatures ranging from absolute zero to above boiling, and even in the vacuum of space. 

    \n\n \n\n

    Finding tardigrades is no easy task, as they measure at just about a half millimeter in size. Barden tweeted on Wednesday that if it weren\'t for his co-author Brendon Boudinot, who spotted it next to the ants they had been analyzing, he "never would have spotted it."

    The discovery was so exciting that even prompted one of the study\'s authors, Marc Mapalo, to write a song to celebrate the moment he received an email from his principal investigator, study co-author Javier Ortega Hernandez, about the news. 

    "Tardigrade amber fossils, there were only two. ...Well now, there\'s three," he sings while playing the keyboard. "Now that you know there\'s three, there\'s another mystery. What could this fossil be? Well, look at our paper and you\'ll see." 

    \n \n\n
    \n

    Barden said that the discovery is just "scratching the surface" of understanding tardigrades. 

    "This study provides a reminder that, for as little as we may have in the way of tardigrade fossils, we also know very little about the living species on our planet today." 

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n COVID is leading cause of death among police officers - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    COVID is leading cause of death among police officers

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n COVID is leading cause of police officer deaths \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n COVID is leading cause of police officer deat...\n\n 01:52\n\n \n \n \n \n

    The pandemic has taken a devastating toll on police departments across the country. COVID-19 is now killing more law enforcement officers than any other threat they face in the line of duty — 716 officers have died since March 2020, according to the Fraternal Order of Police.

    \n\n \n\n

    Still, there is a reluctance among law enforcement to get vaccinated. 

    In Memphis and Louisville, just 47% of officers have been vaccinated, according to those police departments. In Philadelphia, just 13% of police department employees have provided proof of vaccination, the city said. 

    \n\n

    "We have members just like the cross section of the population of the United States who do not want to be vaccinated," said Patrick Yoes, the president of the National Fraternal Order of Police. 

    Many firefighters are also refusing to comply. In Spokane, Washington, 50 firefighters risk being fired later this month if they don\'t get the shot. Among them is Tim Archer, who said he has not been vaccinated because "it\'s really in conflict with my conscience." Archer, the president of Spokane Firefighters Union - Local 29, does not expect his mind will change. 

    In some cases, police officers and firefighters are saying this is the toughest decision they\'ve had to make in their careers. 

    Kayleigh Cockburn\'s police officer father, Christopher, lost his battle against COVID-19 last month. Cockburn said her father loved his job of more than 30 years. Their family found out he had COVID-19 on her 30th birthday, and he died exactly a month later at the age of 59. 

    \n\n \n\n

    "I miss him a lot," she said. 

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Charlize Theron takes on new role of fighting COVID vaccine hesitancy and inequality: "I\'ve seen people come out on the other side" - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Charlize Theron takes on new role of fighting COVID vaccine hesitancy and inequality: "I\'ve seen people come out on the other side"

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Charlize Theron on fighting vaccine hesitancy \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Charlize Theron on fighting vaccine hesitancy...\n\n 06:43\n\n \n \n \n \n

    The COVID-19 vaccination rate is less than 4% in South Africa, where Oscar-winner Charlize Theron was born.

    \n\n \n\n

    Her organization, "The Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project", is stepping up to help fight vaccine misinformation and inequality that is found in poorer countries like South Africa.

    The program has been fighting to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among South Africa\'s adolescent population since 2007. She said her organization has been speaking to South African residents who have been hesitant to get the shot because of vaccine misinformation.

    \n\n

    "I mean, we\'ve seen misinformation with HIV. So it\'s not new to us. It\'s in finding that right community-based health worker that will be able to sit down with somebody and speak to them in a language they understand. And they know her because they see her down the street," Theron told CBS News\' Jonathan Vigliotti.

    Theron is now channeling her organization\'s grassroots network in the fight against COVID. Just 14% of South Africa\'s population of 60 million is fully vaccinated.

    "We have to remember that we\'re talking about families. And when we see the devastation that COVID-19 has caused us personally here in America, it\'s so much worse in countries like South Africa," said Theron.

    The global pandemic has exposed how public healthcare systems are failing marginalized populations. Only one-third of the promised doses of COVID-vaccines have been delivered to Africa.

    \n\n \n\n

    "These viruses will not go away until we actually look at social injustices. We value certain lives more than others and until that goes away, we will never get to the end of diseases like HIV or COVID," Theron said.

    Theron is hopeful that by raising awareness in vulnerable communities about the dangers of COVID-19, more people will feel comfortable being vaccinated.

    "Listen, I am, like, an optimist," she said. "If I didn\'t think that there was hope for any of this stuff...That human spirit that we all have, and how you see people survive things that are unimaginable, is what gives me hope because I\'ve seen people come out on the other side because we can do this. We actually can."

    Earlier this summer, President Biden pledged to send 1 billion additional COVID-19 vaccine doses to other countries but Ford Foundation President Darren Walker, who is working with Theron\'s foundation, told "CBS Mornings" that is still not enough.

    "While we are encouraged by the administration\'s urgent call to action we need more vaccines delivered to the developing world," Walker said. "So the 1 billion is a great start but we need a multiple of that number."

    Walker said the United States should work with other G-20 nations to organize a "collective action" because more money will be needed.

    "This is going to take tens of billions of dollars. You got to come up with the financing for that. You have to work on the supply," Walker said.

    \n\n \n \n\n

    The Ford Foundation will be donating $15 million in Ford Foundation grants to help address vaccine hesitancy.

    "Vaccine hesitancy is a major challenge," Walker said. "Misinformation and disinformation across the African continent is real just as it is in the United States."

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Sweden halts use of Moderna\'s COVID vaccine in under 30s - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Sweden halts use of Moderna\'s COVID vaccine in under 30s

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Some vaccines linked to rare heart conditions \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Some vaccines linked to rare heart conditions...\n\n 02:24\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Stockholm — Sweden\'s Public Health Agency on Wednesday recommended a temporary halt to the use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine among young adults, citing concerns over rare side effects to the heart. It said the pause should initially be in force until December 1, explaining that it had received evidence of an increased risk of side effects such as inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis) and inflammation of the pericardium (pericarditis).

    \n\n \n\n

    "The Public Health Agency has decided to pause the use of Moderna\'s vaccine Spikevax, for everyone born 1991 and after, for cautionary reasons," the agency said in a statement, adding that those groups should instead receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.

    According to the agency, the risk seemed especially tied to the second dose of the Moderna vaccine and was more prevalent among young men and boys, and in the weeks just following the second jab. The symptoms usually pass by themselves, but should be evaluated by a doctor, it added.

    \n\n

    In June, the U.S. FDA said it was adding a warning to both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines after a CDC advisory panel said data suggested a "likely association" between the vaccines and rare cases of myocarditis in adolescents and young adults. Despite the warning, doctors and researchers say they still strongly recommend that all Americans 12 and older get vaccinated, noting that the heart problems are uncommon and in most cases very mild.   

    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Some COVID shots may be linked to rare heart ...\n\n 12:01\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Two separate vaccine studies subsequently concluded, however, that COVID-19 itself poses a higher risk of symptoms, including heart inflammation, than the vaccines.   

    "Those who are vaccinated recently, with their first or second dose of Moderna\'s vaccine, don\'t need to feel worried because the risk is very minor, but it is good to know which symptoms you should be on the lookout for," state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell said in a statement.

    Some 81,000 people in the age group have already received a first jab in Sweden, but they will not be offered a second, the agency said, adding that "discussions were ongoing about the best solution for this group."

    \n\n \n\n

    The European Medicines Agency (EMA) authorized the emergency use of Moderna\'s Covid-19 vaccine for teens in July.

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n No hugs allowed: Disney announces socially distanced indoor character meets - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    No hugs allowed: Disney announces socially distanced indoor character meets

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Disney to lay off 28,000 workers \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Disney to lay off 28,000 workers\n\n 02:18\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Indoor meet-and-greets with Disney characters are back at Disney\'s theme parks, but hugs and autographs aren\'t yet allowed. 

    \n\n \n\n

    Disney on Tuesday announced it is relaunching indoor visits with costumed characters at its theme parks, after putting the tradition on hold over the past year due to COVID-19

    Guests can take photos with characters but will have to keep their social distance.

    \n\n

    "Although the environment is not right just yet for hugs and autographs, you\'ll soon be able to have individualized time with some of your favorite characters, getting to visit with them in a themed location and snap a photo or two," Disney said in a statement. 

    \n \n\n
    \n

    The change will take effect in November, when actors portraying various princesses, Minnie and Mickey Mouse and others return to indoor stages at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.

    Social media expresses derision

    Some social media users derided Disney\'s announcement on Twitter, where the company posted an image of a couple wearing masks and snapping a socially distanced selfie with Mickey Mouse. 

    "I want to take a selfie with Mickey several feet away from me, while I\'m wearing a mask. Said no one ever," one sarcastic Twitter user wrote. 

    \n\n \n\n

    "I think this isn\'t the kind of character experience people wanted! Hugs and Autographs need to return, let\'s get back to normal!" wrote another. 

    Thousands of workers were laid off across Disney theme parks in California and Florida during the pandemic. Disney reopened the resorts in July after closing them for more than 13 months and losing billions of dollars in ticket and concession sales. 

    The cartoon characters remained present at parks as they reopened, appearing in motorcades and flotillas and making surprise appearances, according to Disney. 

    More than 50,000 cast members have returned to work since the theme parks started welcoming guests back again. Today, the Disney World Resort division employs more than 65,000 people. 

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Boxing legend Muhammad Ali\'s little-known artwork fetches nearly $1 million at auction - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Boxing legend Muhammad Ali\'s little-known artwork fetches nearly $1 million at auction

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Muhammad Ali\'s artwork up for auction \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Muhammad Ali\'s artwork up for auction\n\n 01:31\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Although Muhammad Ali has been dead for five years, he\'s still surprising the world. On Tuesday, 28 pieces of the legendary boxer\'s artwork were put up for auction — and they fetched nearly $1 million. 

    \n\n \n\n

    Ali\'s art career, which comes as a surprise to many, was due in part to his old friend Rodney Hilton Brown. 

    "I had taken over a failing art gallery in Soho, and I was looking for a world class famous figure that could paint some paintings that we could make limited edition prints of and sell," Brown said.

    \n\n

    No one was bigger in the mid-1960s than Ali. Brown approached him, and Ali was game. 

    "He never claimed to be a great artist," Brown recalled. "He knew he was the greatest boxer in the world, but when it came to art, he said to me, \'I paint pictures with meanings.\'" 

    \n

    Two dozen of Ali\'s works, auctioned off on Tuesday, reflect what the champ was thinking, not only about boxing — but also about religion, war and social justice. 

    "I think the thing about these works is the subject matter are all things that were close to his heart," said Helen Hall, who works with the auction house that handled the "Who Knew?" collection. "He\'d draw his boxing matches and he references Islam, references race riots that happened in the \'60s. So they\'re personal works — which makes them so — well, when I first opened the box and saw them in the flesh I got goosebumps." 

    \n\n \n\n

    The artwork fetched a high price. All but two of the 28 listed paintings sold on Tuesday, netting a total of $945,524, the auction house told CBS News. "Sting Like a Bee," which depicts him in the ring surrounded by fans, sold for $425,312 alone. 

    Ali learned to paint from his father, Cassius Clay Sr., according to the auction house. The company said Ali painted and drew "informally" when he was young, before taking lessons from LeRoy Neiman.

    Ali was a three-time world heavyweight boxing champion and a cultural icon. When he retired from the sport at age 39, he had a pro record of 56 wins and five defeats. He died in 2016 at age 74. 

    A broad range of brilliance — befitting of "the greatest." 

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Bubba Wallace becomes second Black driver to win NASCAR Cup Series race - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Bubba Wallace becomes second Black driver to win NASCAR Cup Series race

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n NASCAR stars unveil Michael Jordan team car \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n NASCAR stars unveil Michael Jordan team car\n\n 06:39\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Bubba Wallace made history Monday by becoming the second Black driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race. The 27-year-old was in first place when officials called the race at Talladega Superspeedway because of rain, which gave him the win. 

    \n\n \n\n

    Wallace, who drives a No. 23 Toyota, pulled ahead at the race after driving through a crash and held his position for five laps. The race had two delays because of rain, but officials could not dry off the track and declared Wallace the winner. 

    "This is for all the kids out there that want to have an opportunity and whatever they want to achieve, and be the best at what they want to do. You\'re going to go through a lot of bulls***. But you always got to stick true to your path and not let the nonsense get to you," Wallace said through tears after his win. 

    \n\n

    "Stay strong. Stay humble. Stay hungry," he said. "Been plenty of times when I wanted to give up."

    The victory is Wallace\'s first career win. It\'s also his first season on the 23X1 Racing team, which is co-owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan. 

    Bubba Wallace \n\n \n
    Bubba Wallace celebrates at Talladega Superspeedway on October 4, 2021, in Talladega, Alabama.\n \n \n \n Chris Graythen / Getty\n\n \n

    Wendell Scott became the first Black driver to win at this level in 1963. He did not get to celebrate his win at the race, because another driver was initially flagged as the winner, according to a post on NASCAR\'s website. He was posthumously inducted into the sport\'s Hall of Fame in 2015, and his family was presented with a trophy commemorating his 1963 victory earlier this year.

    Wallace has been vocal about racial justice throughout his career. In June 2020, he wore a pre-race t-shirt with the words "I can\'t breathe." He also spoke out against NASCAR\'s use of the Confederate flag, which was then banned from future races. 

    \n\n \n\n

    At a race that month, the door pull of Wallace\'s garage was found to be tied into a noose, sparking an FBI probe. The probe found the noose had been in the garage since October 2019, and could not have been directed at Wallace, who was only assigned the garage the week before the rope was found. 

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\nThousands gather for the 2021 Women\'s March to stand up for abortion rights\n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n
    \n \n
    \n \n\n
    \n

    Thousands gather for the 2021 Women\'s March to stand up for abortion rights

    \n\n get the free app\n \n \n\n\n
    • \n \n \n \n\n
    • \n
    • \n \n \n \n\n
    • \n
    • \n \n \n \n\n
    • \n
    • \n \n \n\n
      \n
      \n \n\t\t\t\t\t\n link copied \n
      \n
    • \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Thousands attend 2021 Women\'s March \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Thousands attend 2021 Women\'s March\n\n 02:11\n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n\n
    \n\n \n\n
    \n

    The 2021 Women\'s March held on Saturday included celebrity guests and a message focused on reproductive rights. Nearly five years after its debut, which drew hundreds of thousands of protesters to Washington the day after former President Trump\'s inauguration, the march this year was organized by dozens of groups including Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the Service Employees International Union and Abortion Care Network.

    "We are witnessing the most dire threat to abortion access in our lifetime," the Women\'s March Network said on its website, noting the Supreme Court\'s recent refusal to block Texas\' six-week abortion ban. "We need to send an unmistakable message about our fierce opposition to restricting abortion access and overturning Roe v. Wade before it\'s too late." 

    Women\'s March Washington \n\n \n
    Demonstrators hold signs during the Women\'s March rally at Freedom Plaza, in Washington, Saturday, October 2, 2021.\n \n \n \n Jose Luis Magana / AP\n\n \n

    In addition to the main event in Washington, D.C., organizers said more than 600 "sister marches" were held in cities throughout the nation, including Philadelphia, Atlanta and Austin.

    In D.C., attendees met at Freedom Plaza near the White House for a "Faith Gathering" on Saturday morning before going to a rally hosted by comedian and activist Cristela Alonzo. The march then started around 1:30 p.m. ET and proceeded to the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court.

    "The reason that many of us are here today is because we want to let people know that we are capable of deciding what is best for us," Alonzo said. "We can decide what is best for us. We can decide what to do with our own bodies. What we\'re asking for is the right to be treated as a person with their own brain, their own heart, to make decisions that are right for us."

    Those who attended the march were required to wear face masks and encouraged to social distance. They also had access to hand sanitizer stations at various locations along the march\'s route, organizers said.

    Women\'s March Washington \n\n \n
    Demonstrators hold signs during the Women\'s March rally at Freedom Plaza, in Washington, Saturday, October 2, 2021.\n \n \n \n Jose Luis Magana / AP\n\n \n

    The event took place only two days before the Supreme Court is set to reconvene for its October term, where justices will hear politically divisive cases, including abortion.

    Speakers at the event included swimmer Schuyler Bailar, activist Monica Simpson, President and CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health Dr. Jamila Perritt and the CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America Alexis McGill Johnson. 

    "We demand the human right to survive and to thrive," Perritt said to a roaring crowd. "We demand reproductive justice and we will not rest until we get it. Join me in saying that enough is enough."

    Actresses Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Schumer attended a march as well.

    \n

    "Everyone deserves to have a safe and supported abortion, at any time and for any reason," Schumer wrote on Instagram a day before the march.

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n These families want help finding Keeshae Jacobs, Mary Johnson, Alicia Navarro and hundreds of other missing people. Here\'s why you might not have heard of them. - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    These families want help finding Keeshae Jacobs, Mary Johnson, Alicia Navarro and hundreds of other missing people. Here\'s why you might not have heard of them.

    \n \n
    \n \n \n

    Gabby Petito, a 22-year-old "Van Life" vlogger, was reported missing on September 11. Within days, local and national outlets reported her story.

    \n\n \n\n

    Women of color rarely get as quick a response. 

    Few news outlets had covered the case of Keeshae Jacobs, a Black woman who has been missing for 5 years, prior to Petito\'s disappearance. Jacobs, who was 21 when she disappeared, had gone to a male friend\'s house on September 26, 2016 in Richmond, Virginia. She texted her mother, Toni Jacobs, that she made it safely and would see her the following day. Her mother says she hasn\'t heard from her since.

    243138339-450204612998796-841926435405688631-n.jpg \n\n \n
    Keeshae Jacobs was last seen 5 years ago when she went to a friend\'s house in Richmond, Virginia. \n \n \n \n Toni Jacobs\n\n \n

    "Keeshae and [Petito] are about the same age, her parents are just as concerned about her as I was about Keeshae," Toni Jacobs told CBS News, saying she understands the heartbreak of having a missing child, as well as having one who has been found dead. Her own son was murdered just months after Keeshae disappeared. 

    \n\n

    "To lose a child is something that I don\'t wish upon my worst enemy. But now, when you look at the news, that\'s all I see. …There\'s other people missing out here that need the same attention." 

    Jacobs is just one case of the many people of color who are more often reported missing every year. 

    From January 1 to September 27 of this year, 1,529 people were added to the Department of Justice\'s National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, a database vetted by law enforcement.

    American Indian or Alaska Native people are slightly more than 1% of the U.S. population, but represent 4.6% of those reported cases. Black people are 12.4% of the U.S. population, and 24.3% of those cases.

    \n\n \n\n

    This translates across other racial demographics as well — only excluding those who are White and Asian. 

    The discrepancy is even greater among missing women and girls. From January 1 to September 27, the number of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander women missing were a greater proportion of cases than their respective demographics nationwide.

    missing-persons-2021-infographic-wide.png \n\n \n
    The racial demographics of the U.S. population compared to missing individuals, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.\n \n \n \n CBS News\n\n \n

    "Missing White Woman Syndrome" 

    Many of the most thoroughly documented cases in the U.S. involve White women — such as Kristin Smart, Natalee Holloway, Lauren Spierer, Anne Marie Fahey, and Tara Calico. 

    This phenomenon has become known as "Missing White Woman Syndrome." 

    Zach Sommers, a crime scholar and litigation associate in Chicago, noticed the pattern when he saw a news report about a missing woman who was young, White and blonde.

    "I remember thinking to myself, she looks a lot like all of the other missing persons that I\'ve seen that have kind of captured the national imagination," he told CBS News. 

    He saw many people discussing similar anecdotes online, but could not find any data to confirm his suspicions. So, in 2016, he compiled it himself. 

    \n\n \n \n\n

    Sommers analyzed four major news outlets — CNN, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Chicago Tribune and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — and found missing Black individuals are "significantly underrepresented." 

    When news outlets do report on missing Black people, his analysis found, they still cover them less than missing White people. Regular coverage of missing people of color tends to come in waves, when one particular incident draws attention to the discrepancy — like now. 

    "We\'re still here talking because Gabby Petito went missing," Sommers said. "And if you ask anybody to name a missing person case that they remember, the odds are pretty good that if they can name any, they\'re all going to be White women or White girls."

    Newer research shows his original findings are still relevant. 

    In Wyoming, where Petito\'s body was found, 710 Indigenous people have disappeared from 2011 to September 2020. According to a report by the University of Wyoming, 12 of those cases were covered by local media, which covered 35 of 3,837 cases of missing White people during that period.

    While Wyoming outlets did cover proportionately more cases of missing Indigenous women, the university found there was a wide disparity in how and when they did so. 

    img-6974.jpg \n\n \n
    Mary Johnson with her nephew, Tucker. \n \n \n \n Gerry Davis\n\n \n

    More than three-quarters of the articles about missing White people were written while they were still missing, compared with 42% of stories about Indigenous individuals, who were more likely to be written about as missing only after they were found dead. There were no articles about missing Indigenous people who were found alive and well, the university found, while 23% of articles about White people were about them in such condition.

    \n\n \n \n\n

    Mary Johnson, a 40-year-old Indigenous woman of Washington\'s Tulalip Tribes, went missing on November 25, 2020 while on her way to visit a friend, some 30 miles northeast of the Tulalip Reservation. Her sisters have worked tirelessly since, putting up flyers and even a billboard, seeking help. 

    But it wasn\'t until last week, 10 months after Johnson disappeared, that the FBI announced a $10,000 reward for information and that her name made national headlines. 

    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Family continues search for Mary Johnson\n\n 01:38\n\n \n \n \n \n

    "It\'s like she just vanished," Johnson\'s older sister, Nona Blouin, told CBS News. "You think you would be able to get some leads, but after almost a year, it\'s just frustrating and heartbreaking." 

    It took several months, she said, for local media to cover the case. 

    Families of color say law enforcement take them less seriously

    A large factor in how cases are handled and reported on is whether the person missing is deemed a "runaway," or someone who left on their own accord.

    Of the nearly 30,000 reports of missing children received by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2020, the organization said 91% of them were endangered runaways, and most of those cases are children of color. 

    "The first 48 hours following the disappearance of a child are the most critical in terms of finding and returning that child safely home," according to the Department of Justice. And while most runaway cases are resolved, advocates and families say that overshadows cases of missing children and results in law enforcement responding in a way that jeopardizes their safety.

    \n\n \n \n\n

    In Glendale, Arizona, Alicia Navarro was dubbed a runaway when she went missing two years ago, just days before her 15th birthday. 

    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Mother\'s search for missing daughter Alicia N...\n\n 02:25\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Her mother, Jessica Nunez, told CBS News they had spent days planning her party — she wanted to eat at a "fancy" restaurant and a red velvet cake — and on her last day at home, went to a chocolate factory, got Navarro\'s eyebrows done, shopped and went to McDonald\'s. 

    She was "extremely happy," Nunez said. But the next morning, she was gone. All she took was a small backpack with a few sweaters, and all she left was a note on her bedroom desk, saying, "I ran away. I will be back, I swear. I\'m sorry."

    Nunez told CBS News she believes her daughter, an avid video-game player, was lured by somebody she met online. 

    "I am 99% positive she met this person online," Nunez said. "...It\'s not something that happened out of the blue, and I do believe that she was lured thinking that she was going to have some kind of adventure, party or maybe love." 

    Though Navarro has autism and does not do well in social situations, Nunez said police insisted she would come back and did not act until a full day had gone by.

    After fighting for roughly two weeks, Nunez had a silver alert administered for her daughter. Silver alerts, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, are activated when someone with "specific cognitive or developmental disabilities" or those older than 65 go missing. Nunez said her daughter is the first child in Arizona to receive one.

    \n\n \n \n\n

    Amber alerts are only issued when a child is suspected of having been abducted.

    Nunez felt police treated her daughter\'s case as if she was "just a runaway." 

    Natalie Wilson, co-founder of the Black and Missing Foundation, said many families her organization works with had missing loved ones classified as having left on their own accord, even if they may have gone into a dangerous situation. 

    "What we tell family members all the time is, you know your child better than anyone else. So if it\'s not their characteristic to run away, you have to be firm about it," she said. 

    This attitude is also reflected in adult missing persons cases. 

    Toni Jacobs told CBS News when her daughter went missing, authorities insisted Keeshae probably just didn\'t want to be bothered. 

    "I had to literally plead my case to this police officer for him to even take me serious," she said. She was told police would get back to her a day after she filed a report, but said police didn\'t call her until a week later. 

    \n\n \n \n\n

    "I felt like I was the investigator. I was the one calling to make sure, \'Hey, did you check this out?\'...I don\'t feel like there was ever any urgency to it. And now that Gabby\'s stuff is out there, I think everybody\'s paying close attention." 

    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Mother of Keeshae Jacobs on search for missin...\n\n 01:58\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Richmond police suspect foul play in Keeshae\'s case, according to CBS affiliate WTVR, and a person of interest is in custody. That man, Jacobs told CBS News, is currently incarcerated for the abduction and assault of another woman. 

    To Jacob\'s knowledge, the FBI still has not opened an investigation into the case. Keeshae is not listed in the FBI\'s database. The agency did, however, put out a flyer on its website seeking information about Gabby Petito\'s case in August. 

    "It\'s like a slap in my face," Jacobs said, "like my daughter isn\'t as important as Gabby." 

    A social media dilemma 

    Petito\'s case took social media by storm, with many TikTok users coming forward claiming they saw Petito in the days leading up to her disappearance and many "true crime" fans devoting their accounts to trying to figure out what happened. 

    But many social media users have started calling for attention to other cases of missing people. 

    One TikTok user said it was incredible that Petito\'s body was found because a YouTube influencer recognized Petito\'s van and reported it. "Imagine if more missing person cases had this type of media coverage and who else could be found." 

    \n\n \n \n\n

    Even still, none has received a response on the scale of Petito\'s. 

    As of Monday, #gabbypetito had more than 1 billion views on the app. But #findJelaniDay, applied to posts about Black graduate student Jelani Day, who disappeared August 25 and whose body was identified on September 23, has reached 10.8 million views. The hashtag for Lauren Cho (#LaurenCho), a 30-year-old Asian woman from New Jersey who was last seen June 28 in California, has reached 1.7 million. A hashtag for Keeshae Jacobs has received less than 183,000 views, and one for Mary Johnson has received less than 207,000.

    But the families of Keeshae Jacobs, Mary Johnson and Alicia Navarro say social media is vital.

    "Social media is a big impact on cases like my daughter," Nunez said. In August 2020, Navarro\'s family created a TikTok page dedicated to finding help and information related to her case. The page has since amassed more than 275,000 followers.  

    "Families that have missing persons depend on social media, because I\'ll tell you this, the community are the ones who call in the tips ," she said. "...Law enforcement — and my respects to them — they\'re not going to be out there looking for your loved ones. They have other priorities, unfortunately." 

    The most important thing for the public to know, Jacobs said, is "this is not just a Keeshae Jacobs thing."

    "It\'s happening every day, all over the world," she said. "It\'s not just my problem, it\'s our problem as a community, and we need to start coming together and helping each other."

    \n\n \n \n\n

    The families interviewed for this story continue to seek information about their missing loved ones. If you see one of the missing people, call 911 before reporting the tip.

    To submit tips or information related to the disappearance or current whereabouts of Keeshae Jacobs, contact Bring Our Missing Home, Inc. at 810-294-4858, Richmond Police  at 804-646-3025 or the Help Find Keeshae Jacobs Facebook page

    To submit tips or information related to the disappearance or current whereabouts of Mary Johnson (Davis), contact the FBI\'s Seattle Field Office at 206-622-0460 or Tulalip Tribal Police at 360-716-9911. 

    To submit tips or information related to the disappearance or current whereabouts of Alicia Navarro, contact Glendale Police, at 623-930-3000, or the Anti-Predator Project, 305-796-4859.  

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Orlando student makes history as school\'s first out transgender homecoming queen - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Orlando student makes history as school\'s first out transgender homecoming queen

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Transgender student wins Homecoming Queen \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Transgender student wins Homecoming Queen\n\n 02:01\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Like many high schools across the United States, Olympia High School in Orlando, Florida elects a homecoming court each fall, including a king and queen. And like many high school girls, Evan Bialosuknia dreamed of winning queen. But Evan\'s win would be historic – as the first transgender queen elected. 

    \n\n \n\n

    "Every year, a beautiful girl wins homecoming queen and that\'s how it always is," Bialosuknia told CBS News. "Ever since I was little, I was like, \'I want to be a queen, I want to be that star in a moment of glory."

    The 17-year-old high school senior started campaigning on social media, putting it out to her classmates that she wanted to win the title. She said the school\'s Gay-Straight Alliance also helped her campaign, messaging club members and encouraging them to vote for the school\'s first trans homecoming queen. 

    \n

    The night of the big football game where the school\'s homecoming court would be announced at halftime, Bialosuknia was nervous.

    \n\n

    "I really wanted to get it and I was pretty confident I had a chance, but if I didn\'t get it, it\'s not the end of the world," she said. "But for me, it felt a little bit more than that, because as a transgender woman, it lets you know you\'re being who you are. And it\'s not any different than a cisgender woman being homecoming queen."

    When it came time for the king and queen to be announced, Bialosuknia\'s mom, grandparents and best friend were in the stands cheering her on. "It was so heartwarming and made me so happy, almost emotional," she said.

    Pulling in the most votes for Homecoming Queen was Bialosuknia, who said she won by the largest margin of votes ever and made history as her school\'s first transgender homecoming queen. 

    "I was just in utter shock and it made me feel like maybe people do like me and maybe are not doing this to laugh at me or make fun of me," she said. "It just felt amazing to know that people are actually there for you and support you."

    \n\n \n\n

    Olympia High School Principal Christy Gorberg said the school community was thrilled to celebrate Bialsuknia. "This is the first time in school history that an openly trans student has received this honor," she said in a statement to CBS News. "For us, this was less about making history and all about the joy and positivity that Evan brings to our school as a student and to her peers as a classmate and friend."

    The school district has declared the month of October as LGBTQ+ Awareness & History month, Gorberg said. 

    Bialosuknia said it was important to campaign for homecoming queen not just for her, but other teens in the LGBTQ+ community. "For me especially, I went through a really hard time. And [winning] can push people to know it gets better. You can do anything, even if you\'re part of the LGBTQ+ community, you aren\'t any less... You can be amazing."

    Olympia High School\'s new homecoming queen was "surprised but not" that her classmates elected her. "There are people still there that don\'t agree and accept it, which is fine. But it made me realize there are decent people out there and there are people in my school at least that are more accepting," she said.

    "It makes me so happy that people are on my side and have my back," Bialosuknia said. "It just makes me feel like any other girl." 

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\nR. Kelly accuser Azriel Clary says he "coached" girlfriends prior to explosive 2019 interview - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    R. Kelly accuser Azriel Clary says he "coached" girlfriends prior to explosive 2019 interview

    \n Azriel Clary sat down with Gayle King for her first interview since testifying against disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly. Clary, who was a minor when she first met Kelly, previously defended him in an interview with King in 2019. This is her first interview since R. Kelly was found guilty on all nine counts against him, including racketeering and sex trafficking charges.\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\n \n Britney Spears\' father Jamie Spears suspended from conservatorship - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Britney Spears\' father Jamie Spears suspended from conservatorship

    \n \n
    \n \n \n

    A Los Angeles judge has suspended Britney Spears\' father Jamie Spears from the conservatorship that\'s controlled the singer\'s life, career and finances for 13 years. The decision is a major victory for the pop star, who has pushed to remove her father from the court-appointed arrangement.

    \n\n \n\n

    Judge Brenda Perry agreed with a petition from Britney\'s lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, and appointed John Zabel, a certified public accountant, to serve as a temporary manager of her finances. Penny denied a request from Jamie\'s attorney to investigate Zabel, saying the temporary appointment only requires a background check.

    The judge said her father\'s suspension was in Britney\'s best interest and said the ruling was unable to be appealed. A hearing focused on whether to terminate the conservatorship altogether is scheduled for November 12.

    \n\n

    "This suspension is directly what Britney wanted, she does not want Jamie in her life," Rosengart said in court Wednesday.

    Jamie\'s attorney issued a statement on his behalf Thursday. "Mr. Spears loves his daughter Britney unconditionally. For thirteen years, he has tried to do what is in her best interests, whether as a conservator or her father," the statement said. "For Mr. Spears, this also meant biting his tongue and not responding to all the false, speculative, and unsubstantiated attacks on him by certain members of the public, media, or more recently, Britney\'s own attorney."

    "These facts make the outcome of yesterday\'s hearing all the more disappointing, and frankly, a loss for Britney. Respectfully, the court was wrong to suspend Mr. Spears, put a stranger in his place to manage Britney\'s estate, and extend the very conservatorship that Britney begged the court to terminate earlier this summer."

    Meanwhile, Rosengart said he plans to depose Jamie for alleged financial mismanagement during his time as a conservator.

    \n\n \n\n

    "I\'m very proud of Britney," Rosengart said outside of the courthouse on Wednesday. "We\'ve served extensive discovery on Jamie Spears, interrogatories, document requests and I do intend to take his deposition as well, during which, unless he pleads the fifth amendment, he will have to answer for his misconduct." 

    Outside of the courthouse, the pop star\'s supporters cheered as the news was announced Wednesday. Her fans waved posters with her photos and the phrase "Free Britney" while singing her most popular songs.

    Britney\'s fiancé, Sam Asghari, celebrated the decision on Wednesday. "Free Britney!" he wrote on Instagram. "Congratulations!!!!"

    Britney Spears \n\n \n
    Jamie Spears in 2012 and Britney Spears in 2017.\n \n \n \n AP\n\n \n

    A New York Times and FX documentary was at the center of Wednesday\'s hearing. In the film, a former employee of the security firm Black Box alleged that Jamie "ran an intense surveillance apparatus" that secretly captured audio recordings from his daughter\'s bedroom, including interactions with her boyfriend and children. Jamie\'s legal team has denied the allegation. 

    Earlier this month, Jamie vowed to eventually step down and filed a petition to end the arrangement altogether, saying "all he wants is what is best for his daughter." His legal team maintains Jamie has always had Britney\'s interests at heart and that her estate went from being in debt to having a valuation of more than $60 million.

    In June, Britney made her first public comments in court, testifying that the conservatorship was abusive and gave her father unprecedented control over her life, body, and mental health. 

    "This conservatorship is doing me way more harm than good," Britney said in an emotional statement. "I\'ve lied and told the whole world I\'m OK and I\'m happy — it\'s a lie. I thought just maybe if I said that enough, maybe I might become happy because I\'ve been in denial. I\'ve been in shock. I am traumatized." 

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\nFormer R. Kelly girlfriend Azriel Clary calls bombshell interview a "blessing" - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    Former R. Kelly girlfriend Azriel Clary calls bombshell interview a "blessing"

    \n Azriel Clary sat down with Gayle King for her first interview since testifying against disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly. Clary, who was a minor when she first met Kelly, previously defended him in an interview with King in 2019. This is her first interview since R. Kelly was found guilty on all nine counts against him, including racketeering and sex trafficking charges.\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\n \n A deaf man who claims he was tased during arrest says he didn\'t comply because he couldn\'t understand officers. Now he\'s suing. - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    A deaf man who claims he was tased during arrest says he didn\'t comply because he couldn\'t understand officers. Now he\'s suing.

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Facial recognition and an alleged wrongful arrest \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Facial recognition and an alleged wrongful ar...\n\n 01:10\n\n \n \n \n \n

    A deaf man is suing police officers in Colorado who pulled him over in 2019 and "rashly attacked [him] after failing to recognize his disability," according to a lawsuit. Brady Mistic alleges two Idaho Springs police officers pulled him over for running a stop sign, then tackled him to the ground and tased him after he tried communicating with them.

    \n\n \n\n

    Mistic only communicates through sign language or writing. "Mr. Mistic commonly communicates that he is deaf and that he needs to write to communicate by raising his hands, touching or covering his ears, and shaking his head \'no\' and then mimicking the act of writing on a piece of paper," the suit reads.

    Mistic says he was confused when he was pulled over and didn\'t know if the police officers\' presence had anything to do with him. So, he got out of his car and continued running his errands. That\'s when an officer ran toward him.

    screen-shot-2021-09-29-at-9-49-20-am.png \n\n \n
    Video of the arrest has not been made public, but body camera from another Idaho Springs officer talking to Brady Mistic through a sign language interpreter in the hospital, CBS Denver reports. \n \n \n \n Idaho Springs Police\n\n \n

    The suit alleges former Idaho Springs police officer Nicholas Hanning "immediately went hands-on with Mr. Mistic, without any warning or attempt to communicate." 

    \n\n

    Hanning was fired in July 2021 after another incident, in which he was accused of violently arresting a 75-year-old man, according to CBS Denver.

    Mistic claims Hanning threw him to the ground on his back and Officer Ellie Summers joined in. 

    "Both Defendants ignored that Mr. Mistic held his open and empty hands up in an obvious effort to show he meant no harm," the suit reads. "Defendant Summers pulled out her Taser and drive stunned Mr. Mistic. Mr. Mistic cried out, saying \'no ears.\' Defendant Summers ignored Mr. Mistic\'s plea and then tased Mr. Mistic a second time."

    The suit also states Hanning even broke his own leg during the arrest, which the police department confirmed in a statement. 

    \n\n \n\n

    In the statement about the court filing, the Idaho Springs Police department says Mistic rapidly approached the officers. "The officers gave verbal commands for Mr. Mistic to get back in his vehicle," the statement reads. "It was later determined Mr. Mistic was deaf, but this fact was not known to the officers during the initial encounter."

    Officer Ellie Summers was in training at the time of the incident, the department says. The department says Mistic was placed in handcuffs and resisted the officers, resulting in a "physical altercation." 

    After being evaluated in the hospital, Mistic was charged with assault on a first responder, obstructing a peace officer and resisting arrest, according to the statement. 

    A judge allowed Mistic to participate in a Diversion Program in lieu of formal charges being filed, according to the statement. In the program, "participants agree to contract terms which help them understand behaviors that led them to break the law and change habits and behaviors which led to being arrested," the department says.

    The incident was reviewed by former Chief Christian Malanka and the officers\' actions were deemed to be appropriate, according to the statement.

    Video of the arrest has not been made public, but body camera from another officer talking to Mistic through a sign language interpreter in the hospital has been released, CBS Denver reports. 

    Mistic\'s lawyer says he spent four months in jail on the charges, according to the suit. He was not given an interpreter or any reasonable way to communicate while in jail – despite requesting assistance multiple times – kept him from access to counsel and the ability to bail out of jail, Mistic\'s lawyer says. 

    \n\n \n \n\n

    In the suit, Mistic claims he "suffered significant damages including loss of liberty, emotional distress, physical injury, scarring, monetary harm, indignity, and humiliation as well as being deprived of means to communicate and otherwise being discriminated against due to his disability." He also spent time in jail, lost his car and had to hire a lawyer.

    Mistic\'s suit, which also names the city of Idaho Springs and Clear Creek County, is for an unspecified amount. 

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\nFacebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen: The 60 Minutes Interview - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen: The 60 Minutes Interview

    \n Frances Haugen says in her time with Facebook she saw, "conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and what was good for Facebook." Scott Pelley reports. Read more.\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nDespite his Alzheimer\'s, Tony Bennett prepares to perform with Lady Gaga - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    Despite his Alzheimer\'s, Tony Bennett prepares to perform with Lady Gaga

    \n The 95-year-old singer is gearing up for two more shows at Radio City Music Hall, though he’s grappling with Alzheimer’s. Anderson Cooper was there as he prepared.\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nPublic Service Loan Forgiveness Program not living up to its name - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program not living up to its name

    \n The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program was meant to erase student loan debt for borrowers who spent a decade as public servants. But the program has come up woefully short for members of the military. Lesley Stahl reports.\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nLady Gaga on when a loved one has Alzheimer\'s - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    Lady Gaga on when a loved one has Alzheimer\'s

    \n The singer talks about how she connects with Tony Bennett: "There is a way to communicate. And there is a way to touch the magic inside of them that\'s still there."\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nAnderson Cooper on witnessing Tony Bennett\'s final act - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    Anderson Cooper on witnessing Tony Bennett\'s final act

    \n The 60 Minutes correspondent said of his report, "It was among the most extraordinary things I\'d experienced on a shoot."\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\n \n A boy with autism said he wished to make friends. On his birthday he got more than 55,000 messages from people around the world. - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    A boy with autism said he wished to make friends. On his birthday he got more than 55,000 messages from people around the world.

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Boy with autism gets wish for friends \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Boy with autism gets wish for friends\n\n 02:02\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Daniel Harrison, who has autism, recently wrote down two wishes – and one of them came true.

    \n\n \n\n

    "Daniel, for the first time, was asked at his special needs school to write two things that he\'d like to achieve," Daniel\'s dad, Kevin Harrison, told CBS News. "His first was learning to drive and the second thing – which surprised us – was \'make some friends,\' because we didn\'t understand that he understood the theory of friendship."

    Harrison, who is from Nottingham, England, said children on the autism spectrum often want to play alone, and Daniel has never expressed wanting friends. "So, that shocked us to the core, really," he said.

    \n \n\n
    \n

    Harrison often shares updates about Daniel on social media and has gained a small following for his autism awareness posts on Twitter. But one post on Daniel\'s 15th birthday stood out. 

    \n\n

    "Daniel\'s my son. Profoundly Autistic. Hasn\'t one friend. It\'s his birthday today," Harrison wrote, encouraging people to wish him a happy birthday and show him they care.

    The post began racking up likes and replies, snowballing until it was the number one trending topic on Twitter for the U.S. "I\'m sitting there thinking, \'What on Earth have I done?\'" Harrison said. "And a lot of that was down to Mark Hamill, from \'Star Wars.\'"

    Hamill, known for his portrayal of Luke Skywalker, was one of the first celebrities to tweet a happy birthday message to Daniel. His tweet alone received more than 17,000 likes.

    Harrison listed Russell Crowe, Sharon Stone and Ariel Winter as other celebrities who tweeted to Daniel – but many of the replies were from parents of children who also have special needs. 

    \n\n \n\n

    "He\'s got four friends in Minnesota and one with #autism whose name is Daniel too," tweeted Sheletta Brundidge, sharing a photo of herself and her son. 

    "Hey Daniel, this is my son Jacob, also autistic, on his birthday last month," wrote another dad who also shared a photo. "I\'m sure he would love to be your friend if you met, provided you don\'t mind hearing a whole lot about superheroes. Hope you had a wonderful day."

    Harrison was shocked by the overwhelming response – but knew why the story resonated with so many. "People want to be loved, don\'t they? People want to be liked. It\'s a universal feeling," he said.

    "I think it\'s a good news story, because the whole world right now is polarized," Harrison said. "Everywhere, there\'s no middle ground. Yet, we found with Daniel\'s tweet and the story that there\'s a lot of beautiful, lovely people in the world." 

    The dad said some of the responses he showed Daniel made him jump for joy. "It made me happy for Daniel, but you know, it\'s made me happy for parents and families and friends of autistic people across the globe," he said.

    As for Daniel\'s other wish – to drive a car – Harrison says Daniel likes to play "Mario Kart" on Nintendo, and that\'s as close as he\'ll get to driving for now. 

    He hopes the countless people who heard about Daniel\'s story remember one thing: "Don\'t ever feel like you\'re alone. Because I felt like that, and I know other families will. You\'re not alone. Just simply that, people do love you."

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n She prayed while caught in a flash flood. Marines arrived to save her. - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    She prayed while caught in a flash flood. Marines arrived to save her.

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Marines rescue woman from floodwaters \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Marines rescue woman from floodwaters\n\n 03:17\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Washington, D.C. — It was a deceptively beautiful September day in the nation\'s capital. No severe weather was expected, but by that afternoon several inches of rain had fallen in parts of the district. 

    \n\n \n\n

    No one was more caught off-guard than Virginia Waller-Torres of Hagerstown, Maryland. She was coming down an exit ramp when she ran headlong into a flash flood. The water hit her car with such force that it tore off her license plate. Her car wouldn\'t budge in the deep water. 

    "It was scary," she said. "I thought I could die." 

    \n\n

    Waller-Torres, a woman of faith, says she has never prayed harder than she did at that moment. 

    A minute passed and what Waller-Torres saw was the next best thing to the hand of God. Marines, in dress blues, seemed to appear out of nowhere. 

    "For a second it was like, is this real?" Waller-Torres said. "So I had to take my phone out and start recording it." 

    The elite group, known as the Body Bearers, has the mission of shouldering the burden of American grief at Arlington National Cemetery — the small unit carries the caskets of Marines to their final resting place. 

    \n\n \n\n

    They are men so humble in their charge that they rarely give interviews and were especially reluctant to talk about rescuing Waller-Torres that day. 

    But they spoke with CBS News because they thought there could be a lesson in this. "The more I thought about it, I was like, this is kind of like a platform to tell people to be the one to get out of your car. That\'s gotta be the takeaway," Corporal Matthew Bouchard said. 

    In other words, it should be the motto of all Americans — to leave no man behind, not in war, not in a flood, not anywhere, in any way. 

    "They didn\'t ask who we were, they just helped selflessly," Waller-Torres said. "And they didn\'t leave us behind that day." 


    To contact On the Road, or to send us a story idea, email us:  OnTheRoad@cbsnews.com.   

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Couple gets married at closed Canada border so bride\'s parents and 96-year-old grandma could attend - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Couple gets married at closed Canada border so bride\'s parents and 96-year-old grandma could attend

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Couple marries at closed Canadian border \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Couple marries at closed Canadian border\n\n 01:44\n\n \n \n \n \n

    For those who live on the U.S.-Canada border, crossing between to two is commonplace. Karen Mahoney, who now lives in New York state, used to visit her family in Quebec every week. But during the pandemic, the borders closed – and it threw a wrench in her wedding plans.

    \n\n \n\n

    Mahoney was set to marry Brian Ray, who grew up just over the border from her in New York. The pair met when they were kids when Ray taught Mahoney how to ski.

    Thirty-five years later, their friendship turned to love and Ray proposed to Mahoney on the ski slope. 

    243310212-10222012181706813-3695841886339867531-n.jpg \n\n \n
    Karen Mahoney and Brian Ray say their vows on the Jameison Line Boarder Crossing between Burke New York and Canada, with some family in attendance. \n \n \n \n Karen Mahoney\n\n \n

    "We didn\'t want to wait and have a long engagement. We are so much in love that we couldn\'t wait another day to be married," Mahoney told CBS News. "So, we planned it for September in hopes the border would be open."

    \n\n

    On August 21, they found out the border would still be closed on their wedding date, September 25 — meaning, Mahoney\'s family couldn\'t travel to the U.S. for the nuptials. 

    "COVID has hit hard. Without being able to hug them for 18 months, it hurts," Mahoney said, tearing up. 

    A few weeks ago, another childhood friend came into the picture: "Border Brian," who got his nickname from his job as a border patrol agent. Border Brian said he could help secure a special wedding location. 

    "I\'ve known him longer than I know her," Ray said about his friend and Mahoney. "He was more than accommodating and willing to be there for us."

    \n\n \n\n

    "He was off-duty at the time and ... let the other agents who were on duty know what was going to transpire," Mahoney said. "He arranged so that it would be uninterrupted."

    242624871-241831607773262-8079364733102750010-n.jpg \n\n \n
    They couldn\'t cross the border – but they could embrace from their respective sides in New York and Canada. \n \n \n \n Karen Mahoney\n\n \n

    Border Brian arranged for the couple to say their vows on the Jamieson Line Border Crossing between Burke, New York and Quebec, Canada. Mahoney and Ray stood on the New York side in their white wedding gown and tuxedo. With them was Mahoney\'s maid-of-honor and their pastor.

    On the Canada side was Mahoney\'s parents and her 96-year-old grandmother. "She was extremely excited," the bride said about her grandmother. "I\'ve seen her once in two years. So, it was very emotional; we both cried. And she expressed to me later that to witness the happiest day of my life is a moment she would never forget."

    The couple had their planned wedding with the rest of their guests the next day. The wedding weekend wasn\'t what they expected – but it was unique. "I got to marry the most beautiful woman in the world two days in a row," Ray said. 

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n He lost his vision at 7, but went on to become a starting quarterback - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    He lost his vision at 7, but went on to become a starting quarterback

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n He lost his vision then became a quarterback \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n He lost his vision then became a quarterback\n\n 01:28\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Los Angeles — Jasen Bracy, a 15-year-old starting quarterback, has a clear vision of what it takes to win on the field, even though he\'ll never see it with his own eyes. 

    \n\n \n\n

    Bracy developed retinal cancer as a toddler. By the time he turned 7, his sight was gone. 

    He liked other sports, but he really wanted to play football. His parents\' response: "No way!" said his dad, who is also named Jasen Bracy. "How is this going to be possible for him to get out there and play?" 

    \n\n

    Eventually, Bracy became his own agent. "Once he got his own phone, he figured how to call the teams around the area and started asking the coaches," his dad said. 

    "The way he was on the phone, I just said, \'Come on we\'ll figure it out,\'" said David Nichols, coach for the Modesto Raiders. 

    Bracy memorized every play and where every player is supposed to be. He did so well the coach made him quarterback. "It\'s all memory. It\'s all about having trust in the player, the receiver and the team," Bracy said. "I have to trust them 100%." 

    His dad guides him from the sidelines with a walkie talkie, which Bracy can hear through his helmet. 

    \n\n \n\n

    "I don\'t even want a team to know that I can\'t see because they might ease up on me," he said. 

    He recently led the Raiders to a victory against one of the teams that turned him down. He said his ultimate goal is to make it all the way to the NFL. 

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n At-risk youth find their voices through performance art - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    At-risk youth find their voices through performance art

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n At-risk youth find their voices in performance art \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n At-risk youth find their voices in performanc...\n\n 01:37\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Los Angeles — Walking through the front door of a former speakeasy, the voices you hear are empowered. At-risk youth are finding themselves through performance art at Amazing Grace Conservatory, which offers classes in dance, improv, singing, acting and spoken word. 

    \n\n \n\n

    Nijah, a 13-year-old, says singing makes her feel bold. "It gives me a chance to express my emotions in a different way than talking, because for me, sometimes talking about what I really feel can be hard," Nijah said. 

    Actress Wendy Raquel Robinson, who grew up in South Los Angeles and co-founded the nonprofit, says discovering the arts at a young age changed her life. 

    \n\n

    "There were gangs," Robinson said. "In my high school yearbook there were 10 pages that were dedicated to lives that have been gone by drive-by shootings and I had to make a choice." 

    She started Amazing Grace Conservatory to give other at-risk youth a stage and a chance. 

    "I think the greatest thing you can give to a child is a platform for them to have their voice," she said. "It\'s not about just acting, singing and dancing. It\'s about those life skills." 

    More than 7,000 students have performed there, including 12-year-old Braylon, who says improv classes helped him face uncertainties. 

    \n\n \n\n

    "In life, you don\'t really have a script to live based off of. You basically have to just go based on what\'s in your mind," Braylon said.

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\nCBSN Originals | Conspirituality: How Wellness Became a Gateway for Misinformation - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    CBSN Originals | Conspirituality: How Wellness Became a Gateway for Misinformation

    \n A new CBSN Originals documentary explores how, for some, the yoga and wellness worlds became a gateway for misinformation and conspiracy theories amid the COVID-19 pandemic.\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nCBSN Originals | Ghost Light: The Year Broadway Went Dark - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    CBSN Originals | Ghost Light: The Year Broadway Went Dark

    \n After Broadway\'s unprecedented 18-month pandemic shutdown, CBSN Originals\' new documentary looks at how people on stage and behind the scenes pivoted to survive.\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nCBSN Originals | Fighting for Paradise: Puerto Rico\'s Future - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    CBSN Originals | Fighting for Paradise: Puerto Rico\'s Future

    \n CBSN Originals\' new documentary explores the growing economic inequality in Puerto Rico and the divide over whether statehood is the solution.\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nCBSN Originals | Women in the Workplace: The Unfinished Fight for Equality - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    CBSN Originals | Women in the Workplace: The Unfinished Fight for Equality

    \n This CBSN Originals documentary explores why are women still fighting to close the leadership gap in corporate America, which has widened amid the COVID-19 pandemic.\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nCBSN Originals | The Diversity Dilemma - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    CBSN Originals | The Diversity Dilemma

    \n This CBSN Originals Documentary in the "Speaking Frankly" series examines when diversity measures can be helpful or harmful.\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\n \n WHO recommends widespread use of first malaria vaccine - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    WHO recommends widespread use of first malaria vaccine

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Possible malaria vaccine begins human trials \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Possible malaria vaccine begins human trials\n\n 01:56\n\n \n \n \n \n

    The World Health Organization on Wednesday recommended the world\'s first malaria vaccine for children in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions with moderate to high transmission of the deadliest malaria pathogen. The recommendation is based on results from an ongoing pilot program that shows evidence of the vaccine\'s feasibility, impact and safety. 

    \n\n \n\n

    "This is a historic moment," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement. "Using this vaccine on top of existing tools to prevent malaria could save tens of thousands of young lives each year."

    WHO recommends children five months of age and older receive four doses of the Mosquirix vaccine, which is manufactured by the British company GlaxoSmithKline. To date, more than 2.3 million doses of the vaccine have been administered throughout three different African countries, the organization said.

    \n\n

    The Malaria Vaccine Implementation Programme has shown the vaccine provides a "significant reduction in deadly severe malaria" cases and that it is cost-effective. The pilot program will continue in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi, WHO said. 

    "We have long hoped for an effective malaria vaccine and now for the first time ever, we have such a vaccine recommended for widespread use," said Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO\'s Africa director.

    Malaria is a potentially fatal disease caused by parasites that typically create symptoms including high fevers, flu-like symptoms and shaking chills, according to WHO. 

    In sub-Saharan Africa, malaria remains the leading cause of childhood illness and death, with more than 260,000 African children under the age of five dying from the disease each year, according to the WHO. In 2019, the organization reported the African region hosted 94% of the world\'s malaria cases and deaths.

    \n\n \n\n

    "Today\'s recommendation offers a glimmer of hope for the continent which shoulders the heaviest burden of the disease and we expect many more African children to be protected from malaria and grow into healthy adults," Moeti said.

    WHO said its next steps will include funding decisions for a broader rollout of the vaccine. 

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Olympic cyclist Elinor Barker reveals she was pregnant when she won silver medal in Tokyo - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Olympic cyclist Elinor Barker reveals she was pregnant when she won silver medal in Tokyo

    \n \n
    \n \n \n

    Olympic silver medalist Elinor Barker revealed on social media Tuesday that she was pregnant while competing in Tokyo. 

    \n\n \n\n

    The British cycling star announced on Instagram that she and her husband Casper Jopling are expecting their first child. 

    "We really can\'t believe how lucky we are and are so excited for the next part of our lives to begin," she wrote. 

    \n

    In a following post, the five-time world cycling champion said she was expecting during the Olympics. The 27-year-old told "The Cycling Podcast" that she learned she was pregnant just days before her race and said that the timing was initially "stressful."

    \n\n

    "It was quite a surprise for us, I really did not expect to get pregnant...I actually found out while I was in Tokyo," she said. 

    The pregnancy was also a surprise for Barker because she said she suffers from endometriosis, a painful gynecological condition that can make getting pregnant difficult. But after Barker missed her period, she consulted with the team doctor and psychologist on the next steps.

    "I\'m really glad I had that team around me of people who knew exactly what to do and what was and wasn\'t safe, but also managed to help get my head back in the game and focus on the racing until it was over," she said. 

    Barker also told the podcast she was about to sign a two-year contract with professional Norwegian cycling team, Uno-X, and felt she couldn\'t sign the deal unless they knew. When she brought it up to them, Barker said she received support and assurances from them "nothing would change" and the "contract offer was still on the table."

    Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Day Eleven \n\n \n
    Great Britain\'s Katie Archibald, Laura Kenny, Neah Evans, Josie Knight and Elinor Barker with their silver medals for the Women\'s Team Pursuit during the Track Cycling at the Izu Velodrome on the eleventh day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan. Picture date: Tuesday August 3, 2021.\n \n \n \n Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images\n\n \n

    Barker, who won silver for Britain in team pursuit cycling in Tokyo, also thanked cyclists Lizzie Deignan, Laura Kenny and Sarah Storey, who are all mothers, for their support. 

    \n\n \n\n

    "Because of these women (and many more) I didn\'t doubt the future of my career for one second," she wrote on Instagram. "I\'d always been in awe of what they\'ve each achieved since becoming parents, but only recently have I fully understood the full power of what each of them has done."

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n About 1 in 515 children in U.S. has lost a caregiver because of COVID-19, study estimates - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    About 1 in 515 children in U.S. has lost a caregiver because of COVID-19, study estimates

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n ER doctor encourages getting COVID-19 vaccine \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n ER doctor encourages getting COVID-19 vaccine...\n\n 08:37\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Deaths associated with COVID-19 have deprived more than 140,000 American children of a caregiver, and children of color have been disproportionately affected, according to a new estimate published Thursday by a team of international researchers, including members of CDC\'s COVID Response. 

    \n\n \n\n

    The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, estimated that 142,637 children lost a primary or secondary caregiver, with the highest loss of primary caregivers in California, Texas and New York. Adjusted for child population size, Arizona, New Mexico and the District of Columbia were among the hardest hit. 

    Overall, the study found that one out of every 515 children has lost a caregiver. 

    img-3748.jpg \n\n \n
    Sadie Best Kelly, Sloan Kelly, Kate Kelly.\n \n \n \n Kelly family\n\n \n

    The report counts the deaths of those who contracted COVID and those who didn\'t have COVID but died as an indirect result of the virus, for instance, because they lacked access to health care services. Researchers analyzed U.S. mortality data from April 2020 through June 2021 and examined what they deemed "excess deaths," calculated as the difference between average monthly deaths from 2015-2019 compared to 2020-2021. 

    \n\n

    Children of color were disproportionately impacted. While more than half of COVID-associated deaths occurred among White people, nearly seven in 10 children facing the death of a caregiver as a result of these deaths were children of color. Two-thirds of kids in California who lost a primary caregiver were Hispanic. In New Mexico, the share of primary caregiver deaths that took place among American Indian and Native Alaskan kids was more than triple their share of the population. Across southern states, Black children made up a larger share of those with caregiver deaths than their share of the population. 

    Nationally, 1 out of every 168 American Indian and Native Alaskan children experienced the death of a parent or grandparent caregiver, compared to 1 out of every 753 White children. 

    Lead author Dr. Susan Hillis says the findings highlight a "hidden pandemic." Wondering whether federal agencies and non-governmental organizations should have been acting more quickly to support these children has kept her awake at night, she said. 

    "In the middle of an emergency, and a house is on fire, you begin to pay attention to, \'what do you immediately have to do to try to save people,\' and somehow it was as though the children were too small to be seen, is what I felt," she said. Hillis is prodding the agency to add another pillar to its COVID response, one that focuses on preventing orphanhood and protecting children who lose a caregiver.  

    img-1521.jpg \n\n \n
    Ed Kelly\n \n \n \n Courtesy of the Kelly family\n\n \n

    Ed Kelly\'s family says the lack of available health care was a major factor in his death in January when he died of a heart attack just eight hours after going to an urgent care clinic in Atlanta, Georgia, with chest pain. His widow Sunni says he chose to not go to the hospital even though clinic staffers recommended it, fearing he could contract COVID-19. His sudden death has left a gaping hole in the life of Sunni and her three daughters, including 16-year-old Kate who says she\'s struggled to talk about the pain she\'s felt and is angry over what she\'s had to cope with.  

    \n\n \n\n

    "I\'ve just been so mad that I lost my dad now," she said. "That\'s the main thing that I\'ve been feeling through all of this, is just anger." 

    Supporting these children presents new challenges for child welfare advocates, especially after health officials and political leaders have struggled to contain the most recent fourth wave of infections and hospitalizations fueled by the more transmissible Delta variant. 

    Losing a primary or secondary caregiver is associated with a range of negative health effects, including lower self-esteem, a higher risk of suicide, and acts of violence. Some of these factors are already higher among American Indian and Native Alaskan communities. 

    David Simmons, Director of Government Affairs and Advocacy at the National Indian Child Welfare Association, said it\'s imperative that tribal nations are provided the flexibility necessary to expediently provide care to children struggling with grief and in a way that\'s culturally responsible. 

    "We need to decrease the dependency of tribes on states and others to provide some of their services and increase their own capacity to fulfill their responsibilities as sovereign nations," he said. "Tribes are ready to exercise, and are exercising, these responsibilities and providing many of these services but it\'s often a big lift given how few resources they have and how those resources don\'t work well in their communities." 

    The study\'s authors recommend trying to mitigate the trauma suffered by these children with increased investments in America\'s already strained foster system and economic support for these families. Sunni said it\'s been difficult to keep up with the continuous stream of bills after losing her husband\'s income, which came from his two jobs. 

    "I\'ve watched the children kind of struggle with that because of my stresses," she said, adding that Ed provided health coverage for the family. "When you lose that, and you\'re now responsible for the mortgage and trying to find benefits for the kids and health coverage, it gets dicey." 

    \n\n \n \n\n

    Looking forward, Kate hopes more attention is given to the children coping with the death of a caretaker and the fallout of losing a parent. 

    "Even though they\'re not physically being harmed with the sickness, they have to deal with the heartache of losing their parent for the rest of their life," she said. "I just feel like orphans should get that recognition." 

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n NATO expels eight Russians it says were spies - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    NATO expels eight Russians it says were spies

    \n \n
    \n \n \n

    NATO said Wednesday it would expel eight Russian diplomats that it alleges were operating as "undeclared Russian intelligence officers," in a sign strained relations between Moscow and Western powers continue to worsen.  

    \n\n \n\n

    The alliance will also reduce from 20 to 10 the size of Moscow\'s diplomatic representation in NATO\'s Brussels headquarters, according to a spokesperson.  

    "We can confirm we have withdrawn the accreditation of eight members of the Russian Mission to NATO, who were undeclared Russian intelligence officers," the spokesperson said. "NATO\'s policy towards Russia remains consistent. We have strengthened our deterrence and defence in response to Russia\'s aggressive actions, while at the same time we remain open for a meaningful dialogue." 

    \n\n

    The spokesperson did not elaborate on what actions by Russia had triggered the measure. NATO previously expelled seven diplomats and reduced Moscow\'s delegation from 30 to 20 in 2018, following the poisoning in the United Kingdom of former Russian military intelligence officer Sergei Skripal. 

    Several Western countries, including the United States, have recently expelled Russian officers for a variety of reasons, including espionage, election interference, and cyber intrusions. The Biden administration imposed a raft of sanctions on Russia this spring, citing "reckless and adversarial actions" by the Kremlin.  

    Relations between NATO and Moscow have steadily deteriorated since Russia\'s 2014 annexation of Crimea. The massive buildup of Russian military forces on Ukraine\'s border in the spring – which Moscow claimed at the time were planned exercises – further exacerbated tensions.  

    Senior Russian lawmaker Leonid Slutsky told the Interfax news agency that Russia would retaliate with unspecified "asymmetric" measures.  

    \n\n \n\n

    Representatives from Russia and NATO met last month during the United Nations General Assembly, where, at the start of the session, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov quipped to reporters that "Russia does not intend to join NATO." 

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Supreme Court weighs case of Guantanamo detainee seeking secret information about his torture - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Supreme Court weighs case of Guantanamo detainee seeking secret information about his torture

    \n \n
    \n \n \n

    Washington — The Supreme Court grappled Wednesday with whether the federal government should be allowed to shield information from a Guantanamo Bay prisoner, the first detainee in the CIA\'s "enhanced interrogation" program, about his treatment, including where his interrogations took place.

    \n\n \n\n

    But arguments in the case of the detainee, Abu Zubaydah, were capped by questions from the justices about whether he could testify himself about what he experienced in the early 2000s at a secret overseas CIA facility, known as a black site, widely reported to be in Poland.

    Justice Stephen Breyer first raised the prospect of Zubaydah answering questions about his treatment following his capture in Pakistan. But as oral arguments came to a close, several other justices asked acting Solicitor General Brian Fletcher about whether the government would make him available to provide information. Zubaydah has been held at the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since 2006.

    \n\n

    "Why not make the witness available?" Justice Neil Gorsuch said. "What is the government\'s objection to the witness testifying to his own treatment and not requiring any admission from the government of any kind?"

    The case, Gorsuch continued, "has been litigated for years and all the way up to the United States Supreme Court and you haven\'t considered whether that\'s an off-ramp that the government could provide that would obviate the need for any of this?"

    Breyer told Richardson he doesn\'t understand why Zubaydah is still being held in Guantanamo Bay after 14 years.

    "Just say, \'Hey, you want to ask what happened, ask him what happened,\'" he told the Justice Department lawyer.

    \n\n \n\n

    "We want a clear answer, are you going to permit him to testify as to what happened to him those dates without invoking a state secret or other privilege? Yes or no. That\'s all we\'re looking for," Justice Sonia Sotomayor said.

    The Justice Department said Zubaydah is an associate and longtime ally of Osama bin Laden who was captured in Pakistan nearly two decades ago and held in CIA detention facilities abroad before he was transferred to Guantanamo Bay.

    WIKILEAKS-GUANTANAMO \n\n \n
    Zayn al Abidin Muhammad Husayn, a Palestinian known as Abu Zubaydah, is imprisoned at Guantanamo.\n \n \n \n Department of Defense/Tribune News Service via Getty Images\n\n \n

    As part of criminal proceedings brought in Poland to hold officials there accountable for their involvement in his detention, Zubaydah and his lawyer Joseph Margulies want two former CIA contractors, James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen, to testify about whether the CIA operated a detention facility in Poland the early 2000s, as well as to the details of Zubaydah\'s alleged treatment. Mitchell and Jessen designed the CIA\'s enhanced interrogation program, now widely denounced as having led to the torture of terrorist suspects.

    But after Zubaydah and Margulies sought to subpoena Mitchell and Jessen through federal district court proceedings, the U.S. asserted the state-secrets privilege to block testimony from the contractors. Then-CIA Director Mike Pompeo said in a declaration he did so in part to maintain trust from foreign partners, as they "must be able to trust our ability to honor our pledge to keep any clandestine cooperation with the CIA a secret," according to Supreme Court filings.

    While the U.S. has declassified a substantial amount of information regarding the CIA program, including regarding Zubaydah\'s treatment while in CIA custody and the interrogation techniques used against him, the Justice Department said in a Supreme Court filing that the identifies of foreign intelligence partners and the location of former detention facilities in their countries could not be declassified, as it would harm national security.

    But Zubaydah\'s attorneys argue information about his torture and his detainment at various CIA black sites, including the facility in Poland from December 2002 to September 2003, is well known, as the former president of Poland — in office during Zubaydah\'s detainment — confirmed the CIA operated a black site in the country.

    The 2014 public report from the Senate Intelligence Committee on the CIA\'s torture program also detailed Zubaydah\'s detention, identifying him as the first detainee to be subject to the CIA\'s interrogation program. After he was captured in Pakistan in March 2002, he was waterboarded at least 83 times, spent more than 11 days in a "coffin-size confinement box" and 29 hours in an "extremely small enclosure," according to court filings

    \n\n \n \n\n

    While a federal district court sided with the government in blocking Mitchell and Jessen from turning over information, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel rejected the assertion of the state-secrets privilege, finding the information sought was not a state secret. The information, the 9th Circuit said, has "been in the public eye for some years now," as the CIA maintaining a detention site in Poland was well-reported by journalists and other organizations. 

    The Justice Department then brought its bid to protect the information to the Supreme Court. 

    David Klein, who argued on behalf of Zubaydah, told the court that the government is trying to keep the information shielded because it does not want to help with the ongoing investigation in Poland into officials who were complicit in his detention and treatment.

    "We\'re not talking about a secret anymore," he said. "We\'re talking about a governmental wish not to assist this Polish investigation. That\'s a policy."

    Justices Clarence Thomas and Amy Coney Barrett questioned why testimony from the CIA contractors was needed when Zubaydah\'s attorney had conceded much information about his detention has already been disclosed.

    "If don\'t need them to establish the existence of the site in Poland and you don\'t need them to establish what happened to him, the torture that he underwent, what do you need them for?" Barrett said of the contractors\' testimony.

    A decision from the Supreme Court is expected by summer 2022.

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\nTV shows canceled or ended in 2021 - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Britney Spears criticizes family about conservatorship and praises lawyer who helped change her life - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Britney Spears criticizes family about conservatorship and praises lawyer who helped change her life

    \n \n
    \n \n \n

    Britney Spears shared her thoughts on her conservatorship, following a major update in her legal battle last week. Britney posted a photo on Instagram of two women underwater, one swimming towards another, who is laying on a mattress. "This picture is everything to me !!! It makes me want to cry ... she\'s saving her divine feminine sister," she wrote. 

    \n\n \n\n

    Britney then alluded to her own situation – a 13-year conservatorship that she claimed earlier this year was abusive. 

    "I suggest if you have a friend that\'s been in a house that feels really small for four months … no car … no phone … no door for privacy and they have to work around 10 hours a day 7 days a week and give tons of blood weekly with never a day off … I strongly suggest you go pick up your friend and get them the hell outta there !!!!!" she wrote. 

    \n

    "If you\'re like my family who says things like \'sorry, you\'re in a conservatorship\' … probably thinking you\'re different so they can f**k with you !!!! Thankfully I found an amazing attorney Mathew Rosengart who has helped change my life," the caption reads.

    \n\n

    In court earlier this year, Britney gave a powerful speech about why the conservatorship should be terminated. "I think this conservatorship is abusive. I don\'t think I can live a full life," Britney told the court in June. "I feel ganged up on, I feel bullied and I feel alone."

    She alleged her co-conservators, one of which was her father, forced her to work, gave her lithium pills that made her feel drunk, limited her money, had her monitored by security and even forced her to keep her IUD in, even though she wanted to start a family with now-fiance Sam Asghari. 

    After that hearing, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny approved resignations from Britney\'s court-appointed attorney, Samuel Ingham III, and the financial group Bessemer Trust that served as a co-conservator. 

    The 39-year-old pop star was then allowed to hire her own attorney. She chose Mathew Rosengart, a former federal prosecutor.

    #FreeBritney Rally In Los Angeles \n\n \n
    Britney Spears\' attorney Mathew Rosengart speaks to the press and #FreeBritney activists after a hearing in which Spears\' father, Jamie Spears, was removed by a judge as conservator of her estate.\n \n \n \n / Getty Images\n\n \n

    Last week, Penny suspended Britney\'s father, Jamie Spears, as conservator and said a hearing focused on whether to terminate the conservatorship altogether is scheduled for November 12. Certified Public Accountant John Zabel will serve as temporary conservator. 

    \n\n \n\n

    Following the decision, Rosengart, told Entertainment Tonight\'s Lauren Zima that Spears was "happy" about the decision.

    "I think you can assume she\'s very happy," Rosengart said, telling reporters that "the goal" is to free Britney from her conservatorship by her 40th birthday on December 2. 

    The new post about her family and lawyer is not Britney\'s first post about the conservatorship battle – but it is one of the boldest. 

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n YouTube removes R. Kelly\'s official channels, but keeps music, in wake of singer\'s sex trafficking conviction - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    YouTube removes R. Kelly\'s official channels, but keeps music, in wake of singer\'s sex trafficking conviction

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n R. Kelly survivor discusses leaving singer \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n R. Kelly survivor discusses leaving singer\n\n 06:09\n\n \n \n \n \n

    YouTube has removed two of R. Kelly\'s official channels, saying that the singer\'s alleged history of abuse and recent conviction can cause harm to the company\'s community and potentially damage creator and user trust, the company told CBS News. The move comes a week after Kelly was found guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering. 

    \n\n \n\n

    A YouTube spokesperson said the decision was based on the singer abusing his power in the music industry to commit crimes, and that his actions were a violation of the company\'s creator responsibility guidelines. Two of his channels, RKellyTV and RKellyVevo, were removed. 

    Kelly will not be allowed to create or own any other channel going forward, a YouTube spokesperson said, but his removal does not prevent other creators from uploading content related to Kelly or his music. Kelly\'s music will also remain available on YouTube Music.

    \n\n

    YouTube guidelines say that creators are expected to behave responsibly both on and off the platform. Actions such as intending malicious harm or participating in abuse or violence, the company says, are considered violations of policy. 

    Kelly, 54, was found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking on September 28 after being accused by multiple witnesses of grooming and exploiting young women and men "for his own sexual gratification." 

    One of Kelly\'s accusers, Azriel Clary, testified the singer had started sexually abusing her when she was 17. Speaking to "CBS Mornings," Clary said Kelly had strict rules about what she and others were allowed to wear, who they could talk to, and how they could leave rooms. 

    "It was not only me, it was other women, other women who were older than me. You know, when I met him at 17, he had four other women. And so these women are all normalizing his actions. And then you have assistants normalizing his actions," she said. "And you have workers and security and everyone else that normalizes it. So, me being very young at that time, I just learned to normalize it."

    \n\n \n\n

    YouTube said it has taken similar actions against other creators on its website, including Larry Larry Nassar, who was convicted in 2018 for sexually abusing dozens of young athletes at a Michigan training center, and Austin Jones, who was convicted in 2019 for "enticing several underage girls...to produce sexually explicit videos of themselves." 

    Kelly\'s music has become subject to criticism in the wake of his charges and conviction. The morning after he was convicted, he released a new song on Spotify, performed in collaboration with Vous. 

    One group, Mute R. Kelly, has pushed for platforms and radio stations to stop allowing Kelly\'s music since 2017, when sexual abuse allegations against him resurfaced. On streaming services such as Spotify, YouTube Music and Amazon Music, artists earn money based off of streams. 

    "Let them know that by financially supporting the career of a known sexual predator, they help maintain and perpetuate a system of sexual abuse against young black women," the group says on its website. "...It\'s time to take a stand on the side of justice and end any and all associations that the radio station has with him, his music and his brand." 

    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\nFacebook whistleblower testifies platform has "not earned the right to just have blind trust in them"\n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n\n
    \n \n
    \n \n\n
    \n

    Facebook whistleblower testifies platform has "not earned the right to just have blind trust in them"

    \n\n get the free app\n \n \n\n\n
    • \n \n \n \n\n
    • \n
    • \n \n \n \n\n
    • \n
    • \n \n \n \n\n
    • \n
    • \n \n \n\n
      \n
      \n \n\t\t\t\t\t\n link copied \n
      \n
    • \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Facebook whistleblower testimony \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Facebook whistleblower testimony\n\n 02:22\n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n\n
    \n\n \n\n
    \n

    Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower who first came forward in an explosive "60 Minutes" interview, told a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday that there is "no one" holding Mark Zuckerberg accountable except for himself. 

    "Facebook has not earned a right to just have blind trust in them," Haugen said. "Trust is ... last week one of the most beautiful things I heard on the committee was trust is earned. And Facebook has not earned our trust."

    Haugen said the company suffered from "moral bankruptcy" and is "stuck in a loop it can\'t get out of."

    Haugen worked as a product manager for the civic misinformation team at Facebook for nearly two years before she quit in May. Before leaving, she said she secretly copied tens of thousands of pages of Facebook internal research, which she said provides evidence the company has been lying to the public about making significant progress against hate, violence and misinformation.

    Haugen gave many of the documents to The Wall Street Journal, which published reporting on the research that showed the company was aware of the harm it does to underage users. She also shared the internal research with Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, and Senator Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Tennessee, who are both on the Senate subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security. Haugen also filed a whistleblower complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

    While the hearing touched on a wide swath of Facebook\'s problems, it focused on the platform\'s impact on children, coming after the company paused its planned "Instagram for Kids" and a week after its global safety head defended children\'s use of the platform. Haugen compared the platform to cigarettes, and several lawmakers said Facebook needed to be treated like Big Tobacco.

    "Facebook understands that if they want to continue to grow, they have to find new users," Haugen said. "They have to make sure that that next generation is just as engaged on Instagram as the current one. And the way they\'ll do that is by making sure that children establish habits before they have good self-regulation."

    Facebook went on the offense while Haugen testified, with spokespeople tweeting that she didn\'t work on "child safety or Instagram or research these issues and has no direct knowledge of the topic from her work at Facebook." The company also issued a statement after her testimony trying to discredit her. 

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n
     \n\n

    Zuckerberg says idea that Facebook prioritizes profit above safety is "just not true"

    \n \n
    \n

    Zuckerberg on Tuesday evening shared a letter he sent to Facebook employees following Haugen\'s testimony. In it, he said that the "idea that we prioritize profit over safety and well-being" is "just not true."

    "The argument that we deliberately push content that makes people angry for profit is deeply illogical," Zuckerberg wrote. "We make money from ads, and advertisers consistently tell us they don\'t want their ads next to harmful or angry content. And I don\'t know any tech company that sets out to build products that make people angry or depressed. The moral, business and product incentives all point in the opposite direction."

    Zuckerberg also defended Facebook\'s recent attempts to tailor certain products specifically for underage users, saying that he "found it difficult" to read what he called "the mischaracterization of the research into how Instagram affects young people."

    \n
    \n \n
    \n \n By Jordan Freiman \n \n
    \n\n
     \n\n

    Facebook says Haugen mischaracterized the company\'s work

    \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Whistleblower urges Congress to regulate Face...\n\n 03:34\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Facebook said Tuesday that Haugen mischaracterized the company\'s work and stole the documents she turned into lawmakers.

    "If one teen on Instagram is having a bad experience, we need to do better. That\'s why we do the research. That\'s why we\'ve built new features and tools along the way, like hiding the like count on Instagram or giving people the ability to stop people who might bully or harass them," Monica Bickert, VP of content policy at Facebook, said in an interview with CBS News congressional correspondent Kris Van Cleave.

    Bickert argued that Facebook\'s internal research showed that for a majority of teens struggling with mental health and well-being issues, Instagram makes it either better or doesn\'t have material impact. However, the same research - brought to light because of Haugen – also found that for a third of teenage girls, Instagram makes body image issues worse.

    "We are doing the research exactly because we care about safety," Bickert said.

    When asked about changes to the company\'s use of algorithms that determine what content users see on their feeds, Bickert said "people can always turn it off" and added that the company welcomes a conversation with lawmakers about changes to algorithmic rankings.

    "We think that regulation about content on social media platforms is something that could be really beneficial for the public," Bickert said. "The government should have a voice here. We would like to be a part of the conversation," she added.

    In a separate written statement, Lena Pietsch, Facebook\'s director of policy communication, said that Haugen did not work on child safety issues during her time at the company and claimed she never attended decision-point meetings with top level executives.

    Pietsch said Haugen, a former product manager at Facebook, only worked at the company for less than two years. But the documents she provided to lawmakers support the allegations she is making.

    "We don\'t agree with her characterization of the many issues she testified about," Pietsch said, adding that it\'s time for regulators to create a new set of rules for the internet. "Instead of expecting the industry to make societal decisions that belong to legislators, it is time for Congress to act," she said.

    \n
    \n \n
    \n \n By Musadiq Bidar \n \n
    \n\n
     \n\n

    Haugen says she opposes breaking up Facebook

    \n \n
    \n

    Despite some lawmakers\' calls to split up Facebook, and the Federal Trade Commission\'s pursuit of an antitrust case that could force the company to break up, Haugen said she doesn\'t support breaking up the platform. In her view, a breakup wouldn\'t solve the issues of algorithms making bad decisions on the platforms, but would simply shift most of the problems to Instagram, she testified.

    "If you split Facebook and Instagram apart, it\'s likely most of the advertising dollars go to Instagram, while Facebook continues to be this Frankenstein," with not enough resources to address problematic content on the platform, she said. The "systems will still exist," she added. 

    Instagram is the fastest-growing of Facebook\'s properties. Its revenue, currently estimated around $40 billion, is also growing at about 40% year, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Mandeep Singh previously told CBS News. That\'s three times as fast as Facebook proper, and significantly more than digital advertising as a whole, which is growing at about 12% or 13% a year, Singh said. 

    \n
    \n \n
    \n \n By Irina Ivanova \n \n
    \n\n
     \n\n

    "Have we seen a golden age of teen mental health over the past 10 years?" Haugen asks

    \n \n
    \n

    Senator Cynthia Lummis asked Haugen what documents she would request from Facebook if she was a lawmaker. Haugen replied: "Any research on use, addictiveness of product, and what Facebook knows about parents\' lack of knowledge of the platform." 

    Haugen said that in documents she read, parents were not aware of how "dangerous" Instagram is. 

    Lummis, a Republican from Wyoming, repeated that Facebook should be treated the same way as Big Tobacco. 

    Senator Dan Sullivan, Republican of Alaska, continued that line of questioning, asking whether in 20 years, Americans would look back and wonder "what the hell were we all thinking?"

    Haugen also pushed back on Davis\' assertions last week that Facebook and Instagram helped lonely teens stay connected.

    "When Facebook has made statements in the past about kids who were once alone, [I was] surprised about that," Haugen said. "If Instagram is a force, have we seen a golden age of teen mental health over the last 10 years? No — broad research shows social media amplifies risk- Facebook\'s own research shows that. Kids are saying \'I am unhappy when I use Instagram, I can\'t stop, I\'m afraid to be ostracized.\'"

    Haugen added that Facebook is "stuck in a loop that it can\'t get out of." 

    \n
    \n \n
    \n \n By Caroline Linton \n \n
    \n\n
     \n\n

    Congress likely to pass transparency laws: Bloomberg Intelligence

    \n \n
    \n

    Despite Haugen\'s explosive allegations and a steady chorus of bipartisan condemnation from lawmakers, it\'s not certain that Tuesday\'s hearing will result in new regulations for Facebook.

    The most likely outcome is that lawmakers will demand more access to Facebook\'s data, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Matthew Schettenhelm said in a research note, calling it  "the most legally defensible path for U.S. lawmakers." 

    Directly regulating the content Facebook allows is unlikely, because "social-media companies have free-speech rights that generally protect their ability to air and even amplify distasteful messages and misinformation," he wrote. 

    While such transparency could generate negative headlines for Facebook and other social media companies, it wouldn\'t "directly alter the companies\' business models as direct limits on data use might," he wrote.

    Haugen emphasized this point in her testimony under questioning from Senator Ted Cruz. "Until we have transparency, we will not have a system compatible with democracy" and speaking in favor of a "regulatory body" that could force Facebook to disclose information, she said. "Right now no one can force Facebook to release data," she said.  

    It\'s also possible that Congress will update a 1998 law limiting how companies can use children\'s data. Senator Ed Markey, one of the authors of the Children\'s Online Privacy Protection Rule, repeatedly said on Tuesday he wants to update it to apply to older teens, as well as to ban targeted ads to children and limit influencer content.

    \n
    \n \n
    \n \n By Irina Ivanova \n \n
    \n\n
     \n\n

    Facebook spokespeople criticize Haugen

    \n \n
    \n

    As Haugen testified, Andy Stone, Facebook\'s policy communications director, went on the offense. He tweeted that Haugen "did not work on child safety or Instagram or research these issues and has no direct knowledge of the topic from her work at Facebook."

    Despite criticism over the tweet, Stone repeated Haugen\'s own responses to lawmaker\'s questions, including a question from Senator Amy Klobuchar about teens being some of the platform\'s most profitable users, to which she replied that she didn\'t work on that. 

    Another Facebook spokesperson, Joe Osborne, tweeted that Facebook left in place some of the measures to safeguard against misinformation leading up to January 6 and that Haugen "didn\'t work on these efforts." 

    \n
    \n \n
    \n \n By Caroline Linton \n \n
    \n\n
     \n\n

    Haugen says "only Facebook knows how it personalizes your feed for you"

    \n \n
    \n

    Haugen said "no one truly" understands the "destructive choices" made by Facebook except for Facebook.  "Facebook\'s closed design means it has no real oversight," Haugen said. "Only Facebook knows how it personalizes your feed for you."

    Haugen said that in the end, "the buck stops with Mark" Zuckerberg, and no one is holding him accountable but himself.

    "Mark Zuckerberg ought to be looking at himself in the mirror today," she said. "And yet rather than taking responsibility and showing leadership, Mr. Zuckerberg is going sailing."

    Blumenthal said Zuckerberg\'s new policy is "No apologies, No admissions. No acknowledgment."

    \n
    \n \n
    \n \n By Caroline Linton \n \n
    \n\n
     \n\n

    Problematic ads approved

    \n \n
    \n

    Doubling down on the idea that Facebook can harm young users, Senator Mike Lee, Republican of Utah, showed examples of three fake ads that Facebook approved, promoting anorexia and drug use.

    One ad had the words "throw a Skittles party like no other" against an image of pills. Another contained advice on eating less, using common slang for anorexia. The words, against an image of a young woman\'s bare stomach, read: "AnaTip #2: When you\'re craving a snack, visit pro-ana sites to feed your motivation and reach your goal."

    facebook-ttp-ads.jpg \n\n \n
    The Tech Transparency Project created six ads to run on Facebook that were approved, but never ran.\n \n \n \n Tech Transparency Project\n\n \n

    The ads, which never ran, were created up by the Tech Transparency Project to draw attention to what the group said were holes in Facebook\'s ad approval process. The TTP tried the experiment this spring and again in September; the ads were approved last month, the group said.

    Responding to Lee\'s question on how those ads could be approved, Haugen theorized that algorithms could be to blame.

    While Haugen noted she never worked on the company\'s ad approval team, she said, "Facebook has a deep focus on scale. Scale is, \'can we do things cheaply for many people. That\'s why they rely on AI. It\'s possible none of those ads were seen by a human."

    Hate speech on the platform suffers from the same problem, she said. In a best-case scenario, Facebook catches 10 to 20% of hate speech, she said.

    \n
    \n \n
    \n \n By Irina Ivanova \n \n
    \n\n
     \n\n

    Whistleblower: 5% of teens "addicted"

    \n \n
    \n

    Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told lawmakers Tuesday that the social media company\'s internal research shows at least 5% of teenagers on Instagram are addicted to the service and said it is likely that far more kids are hooked.

    Haugen said Facebook is aware that its algorithms lead children from "very innocuous topics like healthy recipes" to "anorexia promoting content in a very short period of time."

    "Many of Facebook\'s internal research reports indicate that Facebook has a serious negative harm on a significant portion of teenagers and younger children," Haugen said.

    Haugen also noted that Facebook\'s CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who holds over 55% of voting shares in the company, is ultimately responsible for the decisions being made at the company.

    "There is no one holding Mark [Zuckerberg] accountable but himself," Haugen said. "There is no unilateral responsibility, the metrics make the decisions," she added.

    \n
    \n \n
    \n \n By Musadiq Bidar \n \n
    \n\n
     \n\n

    How to watch Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testify before Senate committee

    \n \n
    \n
    • What: Frances Haugen testifies before Senate subcommittee

    • Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2021 

    • Time: 10 a.m. ET

    • Location: Russell Building – Washington, D.C.

    • Online stream: Live on CBSN in the player above and on your mobile or streaming device.

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp come back online after outage - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp come back online after outage

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Whistleblower: Facebook chose profit over safety \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Whistleblower: Facebook chose profit over saf...\n\n 04:23\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp came back online Monday after an outage that lasted more than six hours. Facebook said the problem was caused by a networking issue.

    \n\n \n\n

    Facebook said its servers were unable to communicate properly, which caused outages across its system. Many of the company\'s internal systems were affected, making the issue more difficult to diagnose and resolve. The company said no user data was compromised.

    Reports on DownDetector.com suggest the outages began around 12 p.m. ET on Monday. Facebook employees were unable to use the company\'s internal email, a source told CBS News. 

    \n\n

    "To the huge community of people and businesses around the world who depend on us: we\'re sorry," Facebook said on Twitter. "We\'ve been working hard to restore access to our apps and services and are happy to report they are coming back online now. Thank you for bearing with us."

    Mike Schroepfer, the company\'s chief technology officer, also tweeted an apology, saying the company had been experiencing "networking issues."

    "Facebook services coming back online now — may take some time to get to 100%," he added. "To every small and large business, family, and individual who depends on us, I\'m sorry."

    Facebook \n\n \n
    A screenshot of Facebook.com while the company experienced the outage.\n \n \n \n Facebook\n\n \n

    In 2019, Facebook experienced a similar outage that lasted for several hours. The following day, the company said a "server configuration change" was to blame.

    \n\n \n\n

    Facebook fell along with other big tech stocks on Monday, sliding nearly 5%, and Forbes reported that Mark Zuckerberg alone lost nearly $6 billion.

    The outages come the morning after "60 Minutes" aired an interview with a whistleblower who said Facebook is aware of how it amplifies hate, misinformation and unrest but claimed the company hides what it knows. Facebook has denied the claims.

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Facebook whistleblower: Internal documents detail how misinformation spreads to users - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Internal Facebook documents detail how misinformation spreads to users

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Whistleblower: Facebook chose profit over safety \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Whistleblower: Facebook chose profit over saf...\n\n 04:23\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Ahead of the 2020 election, Facebook implemented safeguards to protect against the spread of misinformation by prioritizing safety over growth and engagement. It rolled back those defenses after the election, allowing right-wing conspiratorial content to fester in the weeks leading up to the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to a whistleblower. 

    \n\n \n\n

    Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee, filed at least eight separate complaints with the Securities and Exchange Commission, alleging that the social network "misled investors and the public about its role perpetuating misinformation and violent extremism relating to the 2020 election and January 6th insurrection," including removing "safety systems" put in place ahead of the 2020 election. 

    \n
    \n
    \n \n
    \n

    "And as soon as the election was over, they turned them back off or they changed the settings back to what they were before, to prioritize growth over safety," Haugen said in an interview with "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley. 

    \n\n

    Facebook disputes that and says it maintained necessary safeguards, adding in a statement that it has "expressly disclosed to investors" the risk of misinformation and extremism occurring on the platform remains. 

    In 2019, a year after Facebook changed its algorithm to encourage engagement, its own researchers identified a problem, according to internal company documents obtained from the source.

    The company set up a fake Facebook account, under the name "Carol," as a test and followed then-President Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Fox News. Within one day, the algorithm recommended polarizing content. The next day, it recommended conspiracy theory content, and in less than a week, the account received a QAnon suggestion, the internal documents said.

    By the second week, the fake account\'s News Feed was "comprised by and large" with misleading or false content. In the third week, "the account\'s News Feed is an intensifying mix of misinformation, misleading and recycled content, polarizing memes, and conspiracy content, interspersed with occasional engagement bait," the internal documents said.

    \n
    \n
    \n \n
    \n

    Facebook says it used research like the test account to make safety improvements and in its decision to ban QAnon. The company added that the amount of hate speech users actually encounter has declined in each of the last five quarters.

    \n\n \n\n

    While speaking to "60 Minutes," Haugen explained how the polarizing content reaches users.

    "There were a lotta people who were angry, fearful. So, they spread those groups to more people. And then when they had to choose which content from those groups to put into people\'s News Feed, they picked the content that was most likely to be engaged with, which happened to be angry, hateful content. And so, imagine you\'re seein\' in your News Feed every day the election was stolen, the election was stolen, the election was stolen. At what point would you storm the Capitol, right?" Haugen said.

    "And you can say, \'How did that happen?\' Right? Like, \'Why are we taking these incredibly out-there topics? QAnon, right, crazy conspiracies. Why are these the things that Facebook is choosing to show you?\' And it\'s because those things get the highest engagement," Haugen said, comparing it to "gasoline on a fire."

    Haugen is testifying to the Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday. "Facebook, over and over again, has shown it chooses profit over safety," she said. 


    Facebook statement on suggestion it has mislead the public and investors: 

    "As is evident from the news and our numerous public statements over the past several years, Facebook has confronted issues of misinformation, hate speech, and extremism and continues to aggressively combat it.  Unsurprisingly, we expressly disclose to investors that these risks have and do and may in the future occur on our platform." 

    Claim removing safety systems after the 2020 election allowed divisive content to spread:  

    "In phasing in and then adjusting additional measures before, during and after the election, we took into account specific on-platforms signals and information from our ongoing, regular engagement with law enforcement. When those signals changed, so did the measures. It is wrong to claim that these steps were the reason for January 6th -- the measures we did need remained in place through February, and some like not recommending new, civic, or political groups remain in place to this day. These were all part of a much longer and larger strategy to protect the election on our platform -- and we are proud of that work."  

    Carol\'s (the fake Facebook account) journey:   

    "While this was a study of one hypothetical user, it is a perfect example of research the company does to improve our systems and helped inform our decision to remove QAnon from the platform."  

    Role in January 6th: 

    "The notion that the January 6 insurrection would not have happened but for Facebook is absurd. The former President of the United States pushed a narrative that the election was stolen, including in person a short distance from the Capitol building that day. The responsibility for the violence that occurred on January 6 lies with those who attacked our Capitol and those who encouraged them. We have a long track record of effective cooperation with law enforcement, including the agencies responsible for addressing threats of domestic terrorism." – FB spokesperson

    Internal FB research that found only 3-5% of hate speech and less than 1% of Violence/ITV speech prompts action from the platform: 

    "When combating hate speech on Facebook, bringing down the amount of hate speech is the goal. The prevalence of hate speech on Facebook is now 0.05 percent of content viewed and is down by almost 50 percent in the last three quarters, facts that are regrettably being glossed over. We report these figures publicly four times a year and are even opening up our books to an independent auditor to validate our results. This is the most comprehensive, sophisticated and transparent effort to remove hate speech of any major consumer technology company; and there is not a close second."   


    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Big jump in e-scooter, e-bike injuries the last four years, CPSC finds - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Big jump in e-scooter, e-bike injuries the last four years, CPSC finds

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Are e-scooters really eco-friendly? \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Are e-scooters really eco-friendly?\n\n 01:18\n\n \n \n \n \n

    It\'s a good idea to wear a helmet when taking a spin on electric scooters, electric bikes, hoverboards and other so-called micro-mobility products. That\'s because injuries stemming from their use spiked 70% over the past four years, spurring nearly 200,000 emergency room visits, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

    \n\n \n\n

    Viewed as eco-friendly (studies have found that\'s not exactly the case) and cost-effective modes of transportation for short distances, the battery-powered products were part of the equation in more than 190,000 E.R. visits and at least 71 deaths from 2017 through 2020, according to the federal agency. 

    Injuries involving the products have steadily risen, causing 34,000 trips to the hospital in 2017 and 57,800 last year, the CPSC noted in a recent release highlighting data from a not-yet-released report. 

    \n\n

    E-scooters are the biggest culprit in more people getting hurt, accounting for 25,400 ER visits last year, three times the 7,700 ER trips involving e-scooters in 2017, CPSC said. 

    Small, quick and silent, electric-powered scooters can be a fun and efficient way to get around, but unsafe riding and collisions can result in serious injury or death. 

    That hazard extends to pedestrians, a danger illustrated by the death of actress Lisa Banes after getting hit by an e-scooter while crossing the street in New York City in June. 

    \n \n
    \n
    \n CPSC Micromobility | Be a Champion of eScooter Safety - Public Service Announcement | 2020 by\n U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on\n YouTube\n \n

    In a separate report on the subject, released last year, the CPSC found break problems to be a common issue in accidents involving e-scooters, while fire was a common hazard with hoverboards. 

    \n\n \n\n

    The hoverboard craze that swept the country in 2015 and 2016 landed more than 26,000 children in hospital emergency rooms during that time, according to a study published in the journal Pediatrics. 

    The CPSC findings last year found multiple deaths occurring after e-bike and e-scooter riders were hit by other vehicles including trucks. One 43-year-old e-biker died of head injuries after crashing into a pedestrian in a crosswalk in August 2019. 

    None of the products require a driver\'s license to operate, and app-based services offering e-scooters and e-bikes for rent have increased their availability and use, leading to parking and other hassles for many cities and communities. 

    The CPSC is working with ASTM International and Underwriters Laboratories to develop and improve voluntary standards to address the mechanical, electrical and human factors that make the products hazardous. 

    Beyond wearing a helmet, the agency advises e-scooter riders to check their scooters for damage, which can lead to loss of control and crashes.  

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Russian film crew blasts off to shoot first movie scenes in space - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Russian film crew blasts off to shoot first movie scenes in space

    \n \n
    \n \n \n

    America won the race to the moon, but Russia still proudly claims the most space "firsts," including the first satellite, the first man in space, the first woman, the first spacewalk, the first multi-member crew and the first space station.

    \n\n \n\n

    Now, with commercial spaceflight blasting off in the United States, Russia began a mission to chalk up another first Tuesday, launching a Russian actress and director to the International Space Station to film scenes for a feature-length movie — "The Challenge" — about a medical emergency in orbit.

    Thirty-seven-year-old actress Julia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko lifted off aboard a Soyuz spacecraft along with veteran cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov.

    The Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft carrying ISS crew blasts off from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome \n\n \n
    Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft carrying crew made up of Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, film director Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild blasts off to the International Space Station from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on October 5, 2021, in this still image taken from video.\n \n \n \n Roscosmos / Handout via Reuters\n\n \n

    With Shkaplerov at the controls, flanked on the left by Shipenko and on the right by Peresild, the Soyuz MS-19/65S spacecraft atop a Soyuz 2.1a rocket launched right on time from Site 31 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan just before 5 a.m. EDT.

    \n\n

    In so doing, the Russian space agency Roscosmos sought to upstage any western actors who might be considering a shoot in space. NASA and its partners are not currently planning any such mission, officials say, despite unsubstantiated media reports claiming Tom Cruise is considering such a project.

    crew-hands-clasp.jpg \n\n \n
    Russian actress Yulia Peresild, left, Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, center, and producer-director Klim Shipenko pose outside a Soyuz simulator at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center near Moscow. Scheduled for launch Tuesday, Peresild and Shipenko plan to film scenes from a movie about a medical emergency aboard the International Space Station. \n \n \n \n Roscosmos\n\n \n

    But non-government space missions are now a reality thanks to SpaceX\'s Falcon 9 rocket and available-for-hire Crew Dragon capsules, along with commercially developed sub-orbital spacecraft owned by Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos.

    Both billionaires flew to space this summer and both are on the verge of full-scale commercial operations. William Shatner, who became a cultural icon playing Star Trek\'s intrepid Captain Kirk, plans to blast off aboard a Bezos-owned New Shepard rocket Oct. 12 for a sub-orbital up-and-down trip to the edge of space.

    A SpaceX Crew Dragon carried four private citizens on a more ambitious flight to orbit last month and a second commercial flight, this one sponsored by Houston-based Axiom Space, will carry four private citizens to the space station early next year.

    \n\n \n\n

    As for the Russian movie mission, Peresild said in an earlier, translated Instagram post that the crew was ready. "Even though we are, of course, nervous," she said. "And that\'s why we support each other all the time. No one had this experience yet. It\'s always difficult and scary to be pioneers, but it\'s very interesting!"

    crew-train1.jpg \n\n \n
    Peresild, left, Shkaplerov, center, and Shipenko review training materials before heading to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for launch.\n \n \n \n Roscosmos\n\n \n

    If all goes well, Shkaplerov will monitor an automated two-orbit rendezvous with the International Space Station, docking at the Russian Rassvet module at 8:12 a.m., about three hours after launch.

    Standing by to welcome them aboard will be French station commander Thomas Pesquet and his three SpaceX Crew Dragon crewmates — Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide — along with Oleg Novitskiy, Pyotr Dubrov and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, who rode to orbit last April aboard the Soyuz MS-18/64S spacecraft.

    Peresild and Shipenko plan to spend 12 days aboard the space station, filming in the Russian segment of the lab before returning to Earth in the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft with Novitskiy, who will be wrapping up a 190-day mission.

    Shkaplerov will remain aboard the station and return to Earth next March or April aboard the MS-29 spacecraft with Dubrov and Vande Hei, who will have logged around 330 days — almost a full year in orbit — since launch last April 9.

    In "The Challenge," Peresild will play a Russian doctor sent to the station to treat a critically ill cosmonaut. Shkaplerov, Novitskiy and Dubrov will assist and presumably play small roles in the drama. Shipenko will be responsible for lighting, makeup and camera operation.

    The movie is a joint project between Roscosmos, the state-owned Channel One Russia and the Yellow, Black and White film studio.

    \n\n \n \n\n

    In remarks provided by Channel One, Shipenko was asked about Tom Cruise. The director said talk of a flight by the American actor prompted the Russian team to "speed up the production, the preparation process."

    Shipenko said Cruise would have made a great addition to "The Challenge" cast.

    peresild-cockpit2.jpg \n\n \n
    Peresild will ride into orbit strapped into the right seat of the crew\'s Soyuz MS-19/65S spacecraft.\n \n \n \n Roscosmos\n\n \n

    "He would\'ve made a great American astronaut helping our heroine meet the challenge," said Shipenko. "It would\'ve been great. This type of creative collaboration would\'ve been akin to the Apollo-Soyuz docking. Too bad that Tom Cruise isn\'t going to space right now, that we won\'t meet him there."

    While Shipenko and Peresild presumably will be welcome to visit the American segment of the station in their spare time, filming will take place mostly in the Russian segment, made of the Poisk and Rassvet docking modules, the Zarya and aft Zvezda modules and the newly arrived Nauka multi-purpose laboratory module.

    "This job would\'ve been enormous even on Earth," Peresild said. "We\'ll have ten days. But it won\'t be like ten regular 12-hour shooting days, rather like two to three hours a day, when the cosmonauts will be able to work with us. The rest of time Klim and I will be shooting with only me in the frame.

    "Our only task out there is shooting the film without interfering with the crew."

    Peresild and Shipenko were assigned to the Soyuz MS-19/65S crew in May, selected from a list of candidates after an "open competition" at the end of 2020, Roscosmos said. The two were selected "based on the results of medical and creative selection."

    \n\n \n \n\n

    Training for the Soyuz flight began in June.

    "We have received safety training," Peresild said. "We have also received emergency training. Our duties will be simple: we mustn\'t break anything. We mustn\'t prevent the crew from following the schedule or distract the ISS crew members\' attention, either."

    Shipenko was assigned the left seat in the Soyuz capsule, a position normally held by a professional cosmonaut or astronaut extensively trained to assist the commander and able to take over in an emergency. Peresild was assigned the right seat, which requires less hands-on training in critical systems.

    talk-show.jpg \n\n \n
    Shipenko, left, Peresild and Shkaplerov discuss their flight during a Russian talk show.\n \n \n \n Roscosmos\n\n \n

    Neither Peresild nor Shipenko had any aerospace experience prior to their selection, and not everyone in the Russian space establishment was on board with the assignments.

    Sergei Krikalev, one of Russia\'s most respected cosmonauts, a Hero of the Russian Federation, a six-flight veteran and then director of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, reportedly protested the mission, apparently because civilian passengers force highly trained professional cosmonauts to wait longer for a flight.

    He was not alone in his concern.

    "A cosmonaut prepares for flight for many years and when the left or right seat of a Soyuz is given to a passenger, this pushes back the timing of an expedition into orbit for someone," retired cosmonaut Sergei Zhukov was quoted by The Times of London.

    \n\n \n \n\n

    The Russians plan another commercial flight before the end of the year, launching Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, his assistant Yozo Hirano and cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin for another 12-day visit brokered by the company Space Adventures.

    All three plan to return to Earth aboard their Soyuz MS-20/66S spacecraft on December 20.

    That flight will be followed by yet another commercial SpaceX Crew Dragon flight in February, a mission mounted by Axiom that will carry retired astronaut Mike Lopez-Alegria and three wealthy crewmates to the outpost for a 10-day stay.

    NASA is making room in the space station schedule for up to two commercial flights per year by SpaceX Crew Dragons and Boeing\'s not-yet-operational Starliner capsule.

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n After massive California oil spill, some residents question if agencies acted quickly enough - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    After massive California oil spill, some residents question if agencies acted quickly enough

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n California oil leak investigation continues \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n California oil leak investigation continues\n\n 01:43\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Crews on and offshore continue working along Huntington Beach after an offshore rig has leaked at least 144,000 gallons of oil in the Pacific Ocean. It is considered the largest oil spills the area has ever seen.

    \n\n \n\n

    Martyn Willsher, CEO of Amplify Energy, which operates the pipeline, said Monday there\'s a possibility a ship\'s anchor may have ruptured the line.

    "We have examined more than 8,000 feet of pipe and we have isolated one specific area of significant interest," Willsher said in a press conference.

    \n\n

    U.S. Coast Guard Captain Rebecca Ore, who is overseeing operations for the Coast Guard, told CBS News\' Lilia Luciano the cause is unknown.

    "What has been the most challenging of the efforts so far?" asked Luciano.

    "The unpredictability is really the most complex part. We don\'t know precisely how much is out there," Ore replied.

    Despite concerns about the impact on wildlife, an initial assessment found four oily birds so far compared to the thousands discovered during a spill in 1990.

    \n\n \n\n

    "The number of birds in the general area seems to be lower than we had feared. But at this point, we\'re cautiously optimistic," said Michael Ziccardi, director of the Oiled Wildlife Care Network.

    Some residents are now questioning whether Amplify Energy and state agencies acted quickly enough.

    Locals reported noticing an oil sheen and a heavy petroleum smell Friday night. Willsher maintains that crews didn\'t discover a problem until a line inspection the next day.

    "Saturday morning, when we found the sheen, that\'s when we kicked in the incident command, like I said, so we were not aware of anything Friday night," Willsher said.

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n If climate change threatens us all, shouldn\'t everyone be talking about it? "That\'s the only way revolutions ever start" - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    If climate change threatens us all, shouldn\'t everyone be talking about it? "That\'s the only way revolutions ever start"

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Navigating discussions about climate change \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Navigating discussions about climate change\n\n 05:45\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Climate change is a major global threat, but not yet a major topic of kitchen table conversation. At the Dallas World Aquarium, CBS News found most people just don\'t usually get into the conversation.

    \n\n \n\n

    "How often do you talk about climate change?" "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil asked some visitors.

    "Have we once talked about climate? Maybe once or twice in our, you know, seven-year relationship," Chris Glenn replied.

    \n\n

    Two other people who were asked the same question said they have not started a conversation intentionally with someone else about the issue of climate change.

    If climate change threatens us all, shouldn\'t everyone be talking about it?

    According to the new book, "Saving Us: A Climate Scientist\'s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World," the lack of conversation may be the biggest threat of all. The book is published by an imprint of Simon & Schuster, a division of ViacomCBS.

    Author Katharine Hayhoe said more than half of U.S. adults are concerned about climate change, but only about a third of us ever talk about it.

    \n\n \n\n

    Hayhoe is a prominent climate scientist at Texas Tech University who studies not only the climate but the conversation around it.

    "I mean, if one more person tells you about a starving polar bear, or a melting iceberg, or rising sea levels, you\'re just like, \'What am I supposed to do? I\'m just one person. I\'m not, like, the president, or CEO, or anything," said Hayhoe.

    Hayhoe argues the most important thing people can do is the one thing so many have been avoiding—talking about it.

    "You think regular people can start a revolution on this by having conversations in their community," Dokoupil asked.

    "I think that\'s the only way revolutions ever started," said Hayhoe.

    To see how Hayhoe does it without devolving into politics or argument, CBS News started some conversations.

    "For me, I feel like this world ain\'t gonna survive long," Chantz Beene said after being asked about the topic.

    \n\n \n \n\n

    "Did you know that 90 companies are responsible for two-thirds of the whole global warming problem since the beginning of the industrial era?" asked Hayhoe, who joined in the conversation.

    "I did not know that," Beene replied.

    Hayhoe was full of facts, yet her first move wasn\'t to lecture, but to listen. She informed two people that 9,000,000 people die every year of air pollution.

    When Hayhoe did jump in the conversation, it wasn\'t with global data, but local issues.

    "We see changes in weather patterns, but they don\'t happen to happen as close to home..." Glenn said.

    "Here\'s the thing. If we live in Texas, we\'re getting hit hardest of any state. We get..." Hayhoe said.

    "Hurricanes," Glenn replied.

    \n\n \n \n\n

    "The Hurricanes, the floods, the heat, even the crazy winter storm that we had... It was worse because of the Arctic warming so fast," added Hayhoe.

    In conversation after conversation, Hayhoe kept the focus on solutions. She informed one person that Texas is number one in wind energy.

    She also reminded people that while the challenges may seem overwhelming, the country has a pretty good track record of getting it right, eventually.

    After the conversation, Beene — who said earlier that the world was potentially "doomed" — said that the first step to getting it together is "talking about it."

    The conversation with Hayhoe even changed one person\'s view.

    "Has this conversation changed you in any way?" Dokoupil asked.

    "Yeah, I mean, I would, I\'d be more vocal to it. I\'d want to spread the awareness," one person said. 

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n NIH chief Dr. Francis Collins to step down - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    NIH chief Dr. Francis Collins to step down

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n J&J seeks COVID booster shot authorization \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n J&J seeks COVID booster shot authorization\n\n 01:53\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Washington — Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will step down from his role at the agency by the end of the year, he announced Tuesday.

    \n\n \n\n

    Collins, a physician-geneticist, took the helm of the health agency in 2009 and went on to serve three presidents of both political parties across his 12-year tenure. He is the longest-serving presidentially appointed director of the NIH, according to the agency.

    Collins, 71, said in a statement he made the decision to resign in consultation with his wife and family. While calling it "an incredible privilege" to lead the NIH, he said he believes "that no single person should serve in the position for too long."

    \n\n

    "I\'m most grateful and proud of the NIH staff and the scientific community, whose extraordinary commitment to lifesaving research delivers hope to the American people and the world every day," Collins said.

    President Biden, who worked with Collins when he was vice president, praised him as "one of the most important scientists of our time" in a statement on his departure as director.

    "Millions of people will never know Dr. Collins saved their lives. Countless researchers will aspire to follow in his footsteps. And I will miss the counsel, expertise, and good humor of a brilliant mind and dear friend," the president said. "We can never fully repay his wife Diane and their family for all that Dr. Collins has given to the nation, but we are happy for them and the next chapter they will write together."

    Before leading the NIH, Collins was the director of the National Human Genome Research Institute for 15 years and led the international effort to map the human genome, which was completed in 2003. He is expected to continue leading the research laboratory at the National Human Genome Research Institute, according to the NIH.

    NIH Director \n\n \n
    Dr. Francis Collins before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on September 9, 2020, in Washington. \n \n \n \n Michael Reynolds / AP\n\n \n

    Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra lauded Collins in a statement, calling him a "master of scientific breakthroughs and scientific reason."

    \n\n \n\n

    "Few people could come anywhere close to achieving in a lifetime what Dr. Collins has at the helm of NIH," Becerra said. "It takes an extraordinary person to tackle the biggest scientific challenges facing our nation — and under three presidents, amidst three distinctly different chapters of American history."

    Collins was tapped to lead the NIH by former President Barack Obama and asked to remain in the post by former President Donald Trump as well as Mr. Biden. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from former President George W. Bush in 2007 for his work on genetic research and sequencing the full human genome.

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\nArthritis and sleep: How to get a better night\'s rest - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    Arthritis and sleep: How to get a better night\'s rest

    \n According to the Arthritis Foundation, as many as 80% of people living with arthritis have trouble sleeping at night, and sometimes that can create a cycle of insomnia and pain. Dr. George Cyril, a physiatrist at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, joined "CBSN AM" to discuss how to manage arthritis and sleep.\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\n \n You\'ve been vaccinated. So what should you do with your vaccine record card? - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    You\'ve been vaccinated. So what should you do with your vaccine card?

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n "Vaccine passports" spark controversy \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n "Vaccine passports" spark controversy\n\n 04:15\n\n \n \n \n \n

    More than 100 million Americans have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot. The proof? A 4-by-3-inch paper "vaccination record card" issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

    \n\n \n\n

    In a post-pandemic world, that humble card for those who are fully vaccinated could become an important document used for travel, attending events, returning to the post-pandemic office and other purposes. At least a dozen colleges and universities have already announced that they\'ll require students to become immunized before they return to campus in the fall. Companies are currently weighing whether they will require employees and patrons to present proof of vaccination as a condition of employment or engaging in business.  

    In the meantime, here\'s what experts say you should know about vaccination cards. 

    \n\n

    Photograph your record card

    The first thing experts recommend once you\'ve been vaccinated is taking a digital photograph of both sides of your personal record card. You can also scan the card and save the file on a laptop or desktop, said Megan Ranney, an emergency physician at Rhode Island Hospital and an associate professor at Brown University.

    One thing you shouldn\'t do: Share your personal proof of inoculation on Facebook or other social media sites, which could lead to identity theft because the CDC card includes a person\'s date of birth as well as first name and last name. 

    "I would not post it to social media with my birthday showing. It is a unique identifier that could allow somebody to potentially steal your identity, so I would first be careful about that," epidemiologist Danielle Ompad, a professor at the NYU School of Global Public Health, told CBS MoneyWatch. 

    By contrast, you may want to print a copy of the photo of the vaccination card and store it in your wallet. While some experts advise against having the original card laminated, so that booster shots of vaccine can be added if that becomes necessary, others say that\'s OK because a more sophisticated record-keeping system is likely to be in place by then. 

    \n\n \n\n

    "I would laminate it because by the time a booster comes along, the technology will have evolved," suggested Dr. Maureen Miller, a professor of epidemiology at Columbia University\'s Mailman School of Public Health. 

    You can get your card laminated for free at office supply store Staples by using the code 81450 or at Office Depot with code 52516714. 

    Leave the original at home

    Make sure to store the original hard copy of your vaccine card someplace safe — you don\'t need to keep it on your person at all times and risk losing it. Experts recommend keeping the original with other important documents or medical records and carrying just the digital copy.

    "It doesn\'t need to be carried at all times at this point, unless you\'re traveling or doing something else where you\'ll have to provide proof of vaccination," Ranney said. 

    Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, said he keeps his vaccination record tucked into his passport (along with a card showing he\'s been vaccinated against yellow fever).

    Notify your primary care doctor that you\'ve received the vaccine, as you would with any other inoculation. This helps health care providers to ensure your record of immunizations is up to date.

    Not everyone has followed experts\' advice to store vaccination records someplace secure. University of Illinois gymnast Evan Manivong recently nailed a perfect landing during a vault competition — and celebrated by pulling out his vaccine card tucked inside his leotard and flashing it to the audience. "Go get vaccinated everyone!" the 20-year-old advertising major later tweeted. Videos of the magic moment went viral this week.

    \n \n
    \n
    \n Gymnast celebrates vault success by brandishing vaccination card by\n BeanymanNews on\n YouTube\n \n

    What happens if I lose it?

    If you do lose your card, don\'t panic. Every time a vaccine is administered, the provider records it with the state\'s immunization registry. 

    \n\n \n \n\n

    "Those flimsy pieces of paper aren\'t the only record of your vaccination status," Adalja said. "People should keep the cards safe so they have them on hand, but it\'s not the end of the world if they lose it or if it goes through the washing machine."

    If you do misplace your card, call your state\'s health department and ask for a replacement. 

    "Right now it\'s what we have as proof that you\'ve gotten the vaccine, but it\'s not impossible to replace," said Dr. Christine Whelan, clinical professor of consumer science at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

    For now, Whelan said, the CDC\'s simple white cards may have more symbolic value than practical function.

    "Other countries aren\'t giving out pieces of paper like we are, and this may be a quaint thing we are doing. There is something satisfying about leaving with the card copy record just in case," she said. 

    No universal standard — yet

    President Joe Biden\'s chief medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, this week said the U.S. government will not mandate so-called vaccine passports for travel and other business activities. Anything resembling a digital pass is likely to be developed by the private sector, he added.

    Some experts lament that the government did not develop a standardized, digital proof of vaccination earlier.

    \n\n \n \n\n

    "I think the U.S. government should have thought of a digital app early on and had it ready to go so that it activated when a person got a vaccine," Adalja said. "Now we\'re having to scramble to come up with a solution that\'s digital and secure so people don\'t have to worry about carrying that card around."

    Ideally, one\'s vaccination status would be integrated and stored with other personal travel information that\'s reflected in programs like Global Entry and TSA PreCheck that ease the process of traveling through airport security. 

    Beware faux vax cards

    Scammers are also capitalizing on the low-tech record-keeping system. Hundreds of fraudsters are selling fake versions of the CDC-issued vaccine cards through ecommerce platforms including eBay, Etsy and Shopify, according to Saoud Khalifah, CEO of Fakespot, which uses artificial intelligence to warn consumers of online retail scams.

    unknown-copy.png \n\n \n
    E-commerce sites are cracking down on sellers hawking fake vaccination cards like the product offered here.\n \n \n \n Courtesy of Fakespot\n\n \n

    The scam cards are being advertised at roughly $20 a pop, and are also offered in bulk. The fraud is brazenly out in the open. Fakespot has identified hundreds of Facebook pages and eBay listings offering "vax-cards" and "blank vaccine cards" for individuals who might not have been vaccinated yet. 

    "It has introduced this new dynamic to society where people can counterfeit immunity and replace it with a fake card. It\'s a new concept we haven\'t seen before," Khalifah told CBS MoneyWatch. 

    Khalifah suspects that some purchasers of the phony cards are anti-vaxxers who don\'t plan on becoming immunized, but still want whatever access the card affords them.  

    The FBI has warned that such schemes violate federal laws prohibiting unauthorized use of an official government agency\'s seal, including the one for the CDC. Fraudulent use of an official federal seal constitutes a felony that carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. 

    \n\n \n \n\n

    North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein and a group of bipartisan attorneys general this week called on the e-commerce site OfferUp to clamp down on the illegal sale of blank and forged COVID-19 vaccination record cards. This kind of fraud puts the general public\'s health at risk, according to Stein.

    "These cards will result in more people becoming sick by more variants of the virus and more people dying as the pandemic takes longer to get under control," he told CBS MoneyWatch. "By not getting the vaccine, it means more people will get infected with variants and that threatens everyone\'s health."

    Race for digital passports and other solutions

    As Fauci suggested, private companies are already developing ways for people to show they\'ve been vaccinated or are coronavirus-free. For example, New York authorities are testing a digital health pass powered by blockchain technology in partnership with computer science company IBM.

    "The aim is to eventually provide New York residents a simple, voluntary and secure method for showing proof of a negative COVID-19 test result or certification of vaccination," IBM said in a press release last month.  

    screen-shot-2021-04-06-at-3-27-08-pm.png \n\n \n
    New York State pilots its own version of a vaccine passport in partnership with technology company IBM.\n \n \n \n The State of New York\n\n \n

    New York recently piloted the so-called Excelsior Pass with the Brooklyn Nets at one of the National Basketball Association team\'s home games at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. It will also be tested at theaters and other venues as more New Yorkers become vaccinated. 

    "The Excelsior Pass will play a critical role in getting information to venues and sites in a secure and streamlined way, allowing us to fast-track the reopening of these businesses and getting us one step closer to reaching a new normal," Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a statement last month. 

    Vaccine management company VaxAtlas has also launched an app for consumers to securely store vaccination record cards. 

    \n\n \n \n\n

    "Verification will soon be a requirement for travel, work, venues, even schools and every state might have different rules and guidelines. We need one centralized system to ensure vaccinations and certifications are not lost and that personal information is securely stored," said VaxAtlas CEO Judi Korzec.

    Alleviating anxiety

    VaxYes is another tool that provides free, HIPAA-compliant digital vaccine records for inoculated individuals. Company CEO Mohammed Gaber expects the product initially to be used most widely in the travel sector.

    "I personally went through the highs of getting both doses of the vaccine and the lows of thinking and fearing I had lost my card. Everyone is going to have anxiety around this card and how to safeguard it," Gaber said. 

    VaxYes has partnered with different states and organizations around the U.S., including Kansas, which is testing the tool to allow residents to return to shows and other events. To date, thousands of Americans have digitized their paper cards through VaxYes, according to the company.

    "People are already starting to think about summer travel plans, and they see this as an enabler for getting back to normal and resuming travel activities," Gaber said. "We\'re super excited to be a part of the solution."

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Bank of America hikes its U.S. minimum wage to $21 an hour - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Bank of America hikes its U.S. minimum wage to $21 an hour

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Biden on raising minimum wage \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Biden on raising minimum wage\n\n 01:11\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Bank of America is now paying its U.S. workforce at least $21 an hour — or nearly three times the federal minimum wage of $7.25, which has not budged in a dozen years even though a majority of Americans support an increase.

    \n\n \n\n

    The pay hike announced by the nation\'s second-biggest bank on Wednesday follows BofA\'s May pledge to pay its workers a minimum hourly wage of $25 by 2025. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based lender is also requiring its U.S. vendors pay their workers who are dedicated to the bank\'s business at least $15 an hour.

    BofA\'s pay hike impacts a sizable number of its 174,000 workers in the U.S. and continues a trajectory that began with the bank raising its hourly minimum to $15 in 2017, then to $17 in 2019 and to $20 last year. 

    \n\n

    Should the bank reach its 2025 goal, its base hourly pay will have risen by nearly $14, or more than 120%, since 2010, it said. 

    The dollar-an-hour increase is part of an effort to "attract and develop talented teammates," Sheri Bronstein, chief human resources officer at BofA, said in a statement. The bank hopes the move inspires "others to do the same," she added.

    JPMorgan Chase, the biggest U.S. bank, pays a minimum of $16.50 to $20 an hour, depending on an area\'s cost of living. Wells Fargo pays its workers between $15 and $20.

    The new minimum being paid by BofA means its workers now make $43,680 a year, with benefits — well above the poverty line of $12,880 for one person and the $26,500 threshold for a family of four, according to 2021 guidelines by the Department of Health and Human Services. 

    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Biden raises minimum wage for federal contrac...\n\n 00:18\n\n \n \n \n \n

    In the Charlotte metropolitan area where BofA is based, the bank\'s new minimum exceeds the hourly $15.49 rate that an individual would need to make to support themselves, but it would not be considered livable for a single parent with one child and falls just short of covering two working adults with one child, according to a living wage calculator devised by Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Amy Glasmeier. 

    \n\n \n\n

    Designed to take into account the cost of living in specific communities or regions and include obligations like childcare, the MIT calculator estimates a living wage at $30.70 for an adult with one child in the Charlotte area. A household with two working adults and two kids would require both parents to earn $21.17 an hour each. 

    Amalgamated Bank became the first bank in the country to pay workers including interns, mail room clerks and tellers a minimum of $15 an hour in 2015. The New York City-based bank, founded nearly a century ago by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, made the move to $20 two years ago

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Monthly mortgage payments are increasingly unaffordable, despite low interest rates - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Monthly mortgage payments are increasingly unaffordable, despite low interest rates

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Real estate markets skyrocketing in major U.S. cities \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Real estate markets skyrocketing in major U.S...\n\n 02:13\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Housing prices continue to surge across the nation, but incomes for home buyers aren\'t keeping up with soaring real estate values. The result: Monthly mortgage payments are now unaffordable for the typical buyer.

    \n\n \n\n

    That\'s according to calculations from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, which found that the median-income household would now need to spend more than 32% of its annual income to afford a median-priced home — or above the 30% threshold for affordability that is used by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Home affordability is at its lowest point since 2008, according to the analysis. 

    These trends are souring some Americans\' outlook on home-buying, with only about 3 in 10 people surveyed by Fannie Mae in August saying they believe it\'s a good time to buy, down from almost 6 in 10 people in May. Housing prices across the nation have soared, with home listing prices jumping almost 9% in September compared with a year earlier, according to Realtor.com. Despite record-low mortgage rates, the increase in home prices is translating to bigger monthly outlays for new homeowners. 

    \n\n

    "What this points to is that home prices have risen astronomically in the pandemic, and that\'s increasingly putting them out of reach for first-time home buyers," said Jeff Tucker, senior economist at Zillow, about the Atlanta Fed\'s analysis. 

    He added, "It\'s not a surprise that we are now seeing affordability metrics like this one throwing up some warning signs — that homes are getting out of reach for the typical homebuyer to afford them."

    The typical homebuyer must pay almost $1,800 a month to cover their mortgage, property taxes and insurance for a median-priced home, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, which based its calculation on July housing and income data, the most recent month in the bank\'s analysis. A year ago, the typical monthly cost for homeownership stood at slightly more than $1,500. 

    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Refinancing your mortgage\n\n 03:32\n\n \n \n \n \n

    The median home price sat at more than $342,000 in July, compared with about $279,000 a year earlier — a 22% increase. But incomes haven\'t kept up, rising about 3% over the same time period, leading to an affordability crunch for some homebuyers. 

    \n\n \n\n

    Mortgage rates: "A reason to act now"

    The past year and half have proved to create a perfect storm for homebuyers — and not only for affordability. Bidding wars, a lack of inventory and other challenges have created stressful home-hunting experiences for many. As the housing market heated up in the spring, some homebuyers offered far above asking price and even waived inspections and other contingencies in order to secure a winning bid.

    The current state of the housing market reflects several trends, including the shift to remote work during the pandemic, which prompted some workers to seek homes with offices or more space. Almost 5 million millennials are turning 30 each year, entering the decade of their lives when they\'re settling down and looking to own their homes, Realtor.com has noted. 

    And mortgage rates remain at historic lows, helping to offset higher housing prices. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate home loan was about 2.9% in September, compared with almost 4% in 2019, prior to the pandemic, according to Freddie Mac.

    "Mortgage rates are another reason why people are saying why it\'s better to act sooner rather than later," Tucker noted. "An unusually large number of people had a reason to act now," in order to lock in a low rate. 

    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n NPR: Feds selling homes in flood-prone areas\n\n 10:55\n\n \n \n \n \n

    An extra year to save for a downpayment

    But it will take the typical first-time homebuyer about 6.4 years of saving 10% of their income to sock away the traditional downpayment of 20%, or a year longer than it would have taken five years ago, due to the surge in home prices, a recent Zillow analysis found. Renters will need to somehow save an additional $369 per month to keep pace with the forecasted growth in home prices, the housing company said. 

    While homebuyers across demographics are feeling the strain of rising home prices, it may impact Black and Latino families more than White buyers due to the racial wealth gap, Tucker added. About 45% of Black Americans own their homes, down from a peak of about 50% in 2004. By comparison, about 74% of White Americans currently own their homes, down about two percentage points from the their peak in 2004. 

    Rising home prices and affordability issues could "contribute to a widening disparity in access to homeownership," Tucker said. Existing homeowners, for example, are better equipped to buy another home since their properties have likely appreciated during the pandemic, giving them more equity that they can use to purchase a new home. 

    \n\n \n \n\n

    If there\'s any good news, it\'s that the market has cooled from "white hot" to merely "red hot," Zillow said. For instance, home value appreciation rose 1.75% in August, down from almost 2% in July, the real estate company said. 

    "There are a few more options out there [with inventory], so buyers are feeling a little less frantic," Tucker said. "Homes are taking one to two days longer to go pending. Those are some early signs that the market is returning to normal."

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Biggest tax haven in U.S.? South Dakota, says Pandora Papers investigation - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Biggest tax haven in U.S.? South Dakota, says Pandora Papers investigation

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n "Pandora Papers" reveal U.S. tax havens \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n "Pandora Papers" reveal U.S. tax havens\n\n 05:53\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Mention tax havens, and most people imagine small nations with balmy weather.

    \n\n \n\n

    But South Dakota and a handful of other U.S. states are providing growing competition for places like the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands and Malta, as landing pads for global capital hidden from creditors, tax collectors and law enforcement, according to an investigation published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. 

    The sparsely populated state best known as the home of Mount Rushmore now houses $360 billion in trusts, the ICIJ reported — an amount that has quadrupled over the past decade. One local company, the South Dakota Trust Company, has international clients from 54 nations. Another, Trident Trust, speaks of the "South Dakota Advantage." 

    \n\n

    ICIJ\'s investigation, which relied on millions of leaked confidential documents, identified 201 trusts in the U.S., many of them linked to foreign funds. Eighty-one of those trusts were based in South Dakota, with Nevada, Florida and Texas also housing substantial numbers of trusts.

    Indeed, the United States is now ranked as the world\'s No. 2 tax haven by the Tax Justice Network, sheltering more money than any other except for the Cayman Islands. 

    "President Biden must match his own rhetoric on shutting down global illicit finance, and start with the biggest offender — his own country," Alex Cobham, the group\'s chief executive, said in a statement.

    "The legality is the true scandal"

    Tax shelters are legal. The ICIJ investigation did not accuse any of the people or companies it named of illegal activity or other wrongdoing, but it revealed the massive amounts of wealth coming to U.S. shores.

    \n\n \n\n

    Among Trident\'s clients, according to the ICIJ: Ecuador\'s recently elected president, Guillermo Lasso, who reportedly transferred millions into a trust with the company in 2017; the former head of a sugar company in the Dominican Republic, who has a trust worth $14 million set up for his four daughters; and a Brazilian orange-juice executive who has settled accusations of wrongdoing with Brazilian and U.S. regulators.

    Lasso told ICIJ he complied with all laws. Trident told the outlet it was "fully committed to compliance with all applicable regulations" and that it "routinely cooperates with any competent authority which requests information."

    The revelations have renewed calls to reform international tax laws and abolish popular tax-avoidance tools like trusts and shell corporations.

    "The legality is the true scandal," the activist and author Cory Doctorow said on Twitter. "Each of these arrangements represents a risible fiction: a shell company is a business, a business is a person, that person resides in a file-drawer in the desk of a bank official on some distant treasure island."

    Gabriel Zucman, an economist at the University of California at Berkeley who studies income inequality, called for a ban on "shell companies — corporations with no economic substance, whose sole purpose is to avoid taxes or other laws."

    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Massive wealth gap grows bigger, report says\n\n 05:39\n\n \n \n \n \n

    A matter of trusts

    Different U.S. states specialize in different financial vehicles to help those of means hide their wealth from the public eye. In Delaware, Mr. Biden\'s home state, it\'s the limited liability corporation. In Florida, it\'s the all-cash condo purchase. In South Dakota, it is what\'s known as a dynasty trust — a three-part legal vehicle that has become increasingly popular as a way to transfer wealth between generations without paying taxes. 

    "South Dakota, starting in the 1990s, was a place where dynastically wealthy American families would go to park their wealth," said Chuck Collins, director of the program on inequality at the left-leaning Institute for Policy Studies. 

    \n\n \n \n\n

    A trust creates a complex legal relationship between three parties: the grantor, who contributes assets to the trust; the trustee, who manages and directs the trust; and the beneficiary, who receives income from it.

    "The beauty of a trust is it puts the wealth into a kind of ownership limbo," said Collins. Each of the three parties can point to the others as having final control of the trust. What\'s more, some types of assets placed in a trust can be dramatically discounted, further reducing their taxable value.

    Until the mid-1980s, the lifetime of a trust was limited to around a century — a limit that was intended to curb the intergenerational power of the wealthy, according to the Guardian. But in 1983, South Dakota abolished that limit, allowing a trust to live on in perpetuity. That change turned the state — which has no income tax, no inheritance tax and no capital gains tax — into an attractive destination for family wealth. 

    According to one example from the South Dakota Trust Company, $5 million placed into a trust for 120 years, and growing at a conservative rate of 6% a year, would balloon to $5.4 billion at the end of that time period. If it were given as a gift outright, without a trust and subject to taxes, its value would be a comparatively smaller $340 million.

    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n What does wealth inequality look like?\n\n 06:24\n\n \n \n \n \n

    A popular strategy

    The use of trusts is widespread among America\'s upper classes.

    "A trust is the single most commonly used vehicle for providing tax benefits to wealthy people," Ray Madoff, a professor at Boston College who specializes in estate law, said in an email to CBS MoneyWatch. "What it does is enable you to chop up interest in a way that avoids taxation and creditors, but still allow you to live off the money."

    A recent ProPublica investigation found that more than half of the 100 richest Americans have taken advantage of that vehicle

    \n\n \n \n\n

    The list of billionaires taking advantage of one type of trust, the grantor-retained annuity trust, includes former New York mayor and presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg; private equity mogul Stephen Schwartzman; the industrialists and political funders Charles and David Koch; Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg; and Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple founder Steve Jobs, according to media reports.

    Since the 1980s, other states have followed South Dakota\'s lead and loosened their own trust laws. Delaware, Florida and Texas all host several dozen trusts, according to the Pandora Papers investigation — Delaware has 14, for instance. 

    But South Dakota\'s laws are among the most favorable to trusts: Assets held in a trust are protected from creditors; court cases related to a trust are kept secret forever and, unlike in other states, it\'s possible for a person to create a trust to benefit themselves, rather than a third party. 

    Today, South Dakota has more than 100 trust companies managing $367 billion in assets, the IPS found. Since 1997, the state has had a task force, dominated by the financial services industry, whose goal is "establishing and maintaining South Dakota\'s stature as the premier trust jurisdiction in the United States."

    States that loosened financial regulations usually did so in the hopes of growing a local financial services industry — a strategy that has led to some success.

    "Generally, the way these laws work is they require you to hire a local trustee — that\'s what makes it a South Dakota trust," Madoff said. "This expands business opportunities for trust companies and other professional trustees in South Dakota (and other states with preferential laws)."

    But the costs of those trusts are borne elsewhere, Madoff noted. "South Dakota doesn\'t have to bear the cost of these laws that protect beneficiaries from claims of their creditors," she said.

    \n\n \n \n\n

    Calls for reform

    What\'s good for trust services in South Dakota — and a handful of other small states vying to attract private wealth — is harmful for the rest of the world, say many tax experts and opponents of inequality. By removing family fortunes from taxation, it forces a smaller population to bear the burden of paying for common goods — including infrastructure, public education and health care. 

    "When the wealthy don\'t pay their taxes, they shift that obligation toward everyone else. They\'re basically freeloading," Collins said.

    Senator Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat who chairs the Senate Banking Committee, said the ICIJ investigation showed "gross abuses of our legal and tax system, which enable criminals and fuel global inequality by allowing wealthy elites to avoid paying their fair share" and forcing workers "to make up the difference."

    Democrats in Congress have floated the idea of scaling back trusts and other tax-avoidance measures as part of an expansion of the federal social safety net. Solutions, however, are proving elusive.

    The Associated Press contributed reporting.

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Man wanted for killing his influencer wife found dead in Florida, officials say - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Man wanted for killing his influencer wife found dead in Florida, officials say

    \n \n
    \n \n \n

    Tom Sharkey, the man suspected of killing his wife, influencer Alexis Sharkey, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Wednesday, police confirmed to CBS affiliate KHOU-TV. Authorities had recently obtained an arrest warrant for Sharkey after Alexis Sharkey was found dead on a road in Houston, Texas, last year.

    \n\n \n\n

    The U.S. Marshals Task Force learned Tuesday that Sharkey was at his daughter\'s home in Fort Meyers, Florida, according to KHOU-TV. When U.S. Marshals knocked on the door Wednesday morning, his daughter and her boyfriend came out. Authorities said they then entered the home and found Sharkey dead with a gunshot wound to his head.

    In November 2020, a Houston city worker found 26-year-old Alexis Sharkey\'s nude body on a road. Seven weeks later, authorities announced an autopsy showed she had been strangled, KHOU-TV reported.

    \n\n

    The influencer and her husband had moved to Houston several months prior. She was last seen at their apartment the day after Thanksgiving.

    alexis-sharkey-gofundme.png \n\n \n
    Alexis Sharkey, 26, died in November 2020.\n \n \n \n Alexis Sharkey Instagram\n\n \n

    At a press conference Wednesday, police said they had obtained an arrest warrant for Sharkey on September 29. They said he was not honest during their investigation and had a history of being "evasive," according to KHOU-TV. He left the state about two weeks after his wife\'s death, even as police tried to meet and collect a DNA sample from him.

    In August, Tom, who was then living in Georgia, agreed to meet with authorities. But detectives were subsequently not able to find him.

    "He came up with a very bizarre story later on about why he essentially disappeared and then a short time after that incident, he relocated to Florida," detectives said, according to KHOU-TV.

    \n\n \n\n

    In addition to Tom being uncooperative, police learned there was a history of domestic violence between Alexis and Tom Sharkey. They also said Alexis spoke of divorce before she was killed, KHOU-TV reported.

    Over time police developed enough evidence to charge Tom with his wife\'s murder. 

    "The investigation determined that Thomas Sharkey, her husband, is the only person who had the means, motive and opportunity to have committed the murder," police said Wednesday.

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Victim\'s family speaks out after deadly shooting at Philadelphia hospital - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Victim\'s family speaks out after deadly shooting at Philadelphia hospital

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Family speaks after deadly hospital shooting \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Family speaks after deadly hospital shooting\n\n 01:31\n\n \n \n \n \n

    A community is in mourning after a nursing assistant was killed by a coworker inside a Philadelphia hospital Monday, reports CBS Philly. The victim was identified by his family as 43-year-old Anrae James.  

    Neighbors tell CBS Philly that "Rae," as they called him, was a good guy who they would often see leaving his home in scrubs. 

    "Those that knew him knows how huge of a loss this is for us, his friends and the world," reads a GoFundMe page, set up in his family\'s name. "Some knew him as Rae or RZA, but everyone knew him as the genuinely good man that had the knack for making every ... conversation special." 

    screen-shot-2021-10-06-at-11-38-44-am.png \n\n \n
    The victim killed in a shooting on Monday, October 4, 2021, was identified by his family as 43-year-old Anrae James. \n \n \n \n CBS Philly\n\n \n

    The father of three was especially passionate about his children. James\' father called his son a good man and said the world needed more of him. 

    "My grandson got a football game supposed to be the week coming and he don\'t have no father to be there with him, practice, none of that. I\'m devastated," William James, the victim\'s father, told CBS Philly. "I just hope we can get some kind of justice somewhere for his wife and his children." 

    James added: "My son was only doing what everybody do — go to work, mind his business, and was killed." 

    The shooting happened just after midnight on Monday. The gunman was apparently wearing scrubs and was armed when he walked into the hospital. A police source tells CBS Philly the suspect was identified as 55-year-old Stacey Hayes. 

    Assistant District Attorney Chesley Lightsey said the suspect\'s motive was unknown, but the preliminary investigation leads them to believe the two were friends and the victim was targeted. 

    William James has some strong words for the man who killed his son. 

    "Coward, that\'s what I call him. I hope he get his just due because he took away my son. That was my son," he said. 

    \n \n\n\n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Texas man sentenced to 15 months in prison for spreading COVID-19 hoax on Facebook - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Texas man sentenced to 15 months in prison for spreading COVID-19 hoax on Facebook

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Facebook responds to whistleblower testimony \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Facebook responds to whistleblower testimony\n\n 08:13\n\n \n \n \n \n

    A man who perpetuated a COVID-19 hoax on Facebook last year has been sentenced to 15 months in prison. Christopher Charles Perez was found guilty on two counts, which criminalize false information and hoaxes related to biological weapons, the Justice Department announced this week.

    \n\n \n\n

    Authorities say that in April 2020, the 40-year-old Perez posted two false, threatening messages on Facebook, claiming he paid someone infected with COVID-19 to lick items at a grocery store in San Antonio to scare people away. A screenshot of the post was sent to Southwest Texas Fusion Center (SWTFC). SWTFC contacted the the FBI office in San Antonio.

    After further investigation, it was determined Perez\'s threat was false – he did not pay anyone to intentionally spread COVID-19. Perez also admitted his post was false.

    \n\n

    "Those who would threaten to use COVID-19 as a weapon against others will be held accountable for their actions, even if the threat was a hoax," FBI San Antonio Division Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs said in a statement. "Perez\'s actions were knowingly designed to spread fear and panic and today\'s sentencing illustrates the seriousness of this crime. The FBI would like to thank our law enforcement partners for their help in this case."

    In addition to his 15-month sentence, Perez was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine. 

    The investigation was conducted by FBI\'s Joint Terrorism Task Force, along with Weapons of Mass Destruction personnel. 

    During the pandemic, hoaxes like Perez\'s post have run rampant on many social media platforms, which have responded by ramping up their efforts to combat the spread of misinformation.

    \n\n \n\n

    Facebook says it has deleted over 20 million false posts and shut down the accounts of 3,000 repeat offenders. The company says it has also put warning labels on 190 million questionable posts and promoted factual vaccine information.

    However, a Wall Street Journal report last month described how Facebook\'s algorithms allegedly push divisive content, because it promotes user engagement. In a "60 Minutes" interview this week, former Facebook employee Frances Haugen said the social media platform changed its algorithm in 2018 to promote "what it calls meaningful social interactions" through "engagement-based rankings." 

    She said that content that gets engaged with – such as reactions, comments, and shares – gets wider distribution.

    Haugen quit Facebook on her own accord and left with thousands of pages of internal research and communications that she shared with the Securities and Exchange Commission. She testified in front of a Senate subcommittee this week.

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Bali to release American Heather Mack, convicted in murder of her mother whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Bali to release American Heather Mack, convicted in murder of her mother whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase

    \n \n
    \n \n \n
    Heather Mack of the U.S. waits for her trial at a court in Denpasar on Bali island, Indonesia \n\n \n
    Heather Mack of the U.S. waits for her trial at a court in Denpasar on Bali island, Indonesia, April 14, 2015.\n \n \n \n Getty\n\n \n

    Jakarta, Indonesia — A Chicago woman convicted of assisting her boyfriend in her mother\'s murder and stuffing the body in a suitcase on Indonesia\'s resort island of Bali in 2014 is being released early from a 10-year sentence, a prison official confirmed Wednesday. Heather Mack, who was 18 when she was arrested a day after the discovery of Sheila von Wiese-Mack\'s body in the trunk of a taxi parked near the St. Regis Bali Resort, will be freed and deported to the United States on Oct. 29, said Lili, the Kerobokan Female Prison chief.
     
    Lili, who goes by a single name, told The Associated Press that Mack received a total of 34 months of sentence reductions, which are often granted to prisoners on major holidays, including a six-month remission of sentence awarded to her by the Indonesian government during the country\'s Independence Day in August. 

    "She has shown to be a good person, she was entitled to the sentence reduction," Lili said. "She looked happy when she learned this ... and began to pack up excitedly." 

    \n\n \n\n

    Mack and her then-boyfriend, Tommy Schaefer, were detained in August 2014 and convicted in April 2015. Schafer received an 18-year sentence.

    Before Mack was convicted, she gave birth to her and Schaefer\'s daughter, Stella Schaefer. There were also reports of a troubled relationship between Mack and her mother, with officials confirming that police had been called to the family\'s Oak Park, Illinois, home dozens of times.

    bali2.jpg \n\n \n
    Heather Mack, from Chicago, Ill., holds her baby inside a cell before her trial at Denpasar\'s district court in Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 31, 2015. \n \n \n \n Firdia Lisnawati, AP\n\n \n

    In 2016, Robert Bibbs, a cousin of Schaefer, pleaded guilty to helping to plan the killing in exchange for $50,000 that Mack was expected to inherit, and was sentenced the next year to nine years in prison.
     
    Upon her release, Mack can under Indonesian law be reunited with her daughter, who is now 6.
     
    But her Indonesian attorney, Yulius Benyamin Seran, said earlier that Mack, who has not seen the little girl for about 20 months because authorities halted prison visits during the coronavirus pandemic, had asked Indonesian authorities to let the girl remain with her foster family to avoid media attention.
     
    Under Indonesian law, a deported foreigner will be rejected entry to Indonesia up to a maximum six months.

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Russian actress, cameraman rocket into orbit for first feature film shoot in space - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Russian actress, cameraman rocket into orbit for first feature film shoot in space

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Russian filmmaker shoots movie in space \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Russian filmmaker shoots movie in space\n\n 03:37\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Chalking up a space first of sorts, a Russian actress, her director-cameraman and a veteran cosmonaut rocketed into orbit, chased down the International Space Station and successfully docked Tuesday, setting the stage for an out-of-this-world movie shoot.

    \n\n \n\n

    Wearing a bright red flight suit, Yulia Peresild, who will play the role of a surgeon making an emergency house call to the station in the movie "The Challenge," was all smiles floating into the lab complex, telling Russian television viewers she felt like she was dreaming.

    100521-crew2.jpg \n\n \n
    Russian actress Yulia Peresild floats into the International Space Station, all smiles after launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and a two-orbit rendezvous with the International Space Station.\n \n \n \n Roscosmos/NASA\n\n \n

    "Everything was new to us today, every 30 seconds brought something entirely new," she said through an interpreter during a brief video conference from the Russian Zvezda module. "We just met the rest of the crew, the cosmonauts and astronauts who\'ve been living on board the station for some time now. But I\'m still in a dream.

    \n\n

    "I still feel that it\'s all just a dream and I am asleep," she marveled. "It\'s almost impossible to believe this all came to reality."

    Added her director, Klim Shipenko: "It was incredible. It was hard, but it was great to arrive on board the station. We were met by friends."

    Soyuz MS-19/65S commander Anton Shkaplerov said his two space rookie crewmates performed during the launch and rendezvous, "exactly the way it was required by their training. They did a great job."

    100521-crew3.jpg \n\n \n
    The combined 10-member space station crew chatted with well wishers in a video conference shortly after the Soyuz MS-19/65S spacecraft docked at the lab complex. Back row (in blue shirts), left to right: Shane Kimbrough, Oleg Novitskiy, Thomas Pesquet, Megan McArthur, Pyotr Dubrov, Mark Vende Hei and Akihiko Hoshide. Front row, left to right: actress Yulia Peresild, Soyuz commander Anton Shkaplerov and producer-director Klim Shipenko.\n \n \n \n Roscosmos/NASA\n\n \n

    Adding a bit of real-life drama to the rendezvous and docking, Shkaplerov had to take over manual control during final approach when the Soyuz spacecraft\'s automated rendezvous system was unable to cope with "ratty data."

    \n\n \n\n

    "Just as you trained for," a Russian flight controller radioed. "You\'ll be fine."

    Despite frequent communications drop outs and a "God be with us" from someone on the Russian radio channel, Shkaplerov, a three-flight veteran, had no problems manually guiding the Soyuz MS-19/65S spacecraft in for docking at the space station\'s Russian Rassvet module.

    The linkup was confirmed a little more than three hours after Shkaplerov, Peresild and Shipenko blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazkhstan atop a Soyuz 2.1a rocket at 4:55 a.m. ET.

    100521-launch1.jpg \n\n \n
    A Soyuz 2.1a rocket climbs away from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, boosting a Soyuz spacecraft into orbit carrying a veteran Russian cosmonaut, an actress and a producer-director who plan to film scenes for a movie aboard the ISS.\n \n \n \n Roscosmos/NASA\n\n \n

    Live video from inside the cockpit showed all three crew members monitoring instruments and displays as the booster accelerated out of the dense lower atmosphere through a clear blue sky.

    After a problem-free eight-minute, 45-second ascent, the spacecraft separated from the booster\'s third stage, solar arrays unfolded and the crew set off on a two-orbit rendezvous with the space station.

    The laboratory flew directly over the launch site about 33 seconds after liftoff, but moving at nearly five miles per second, the station leapfrogged ahead of the Soyuz and was 1,200 miles in front by the time the crew reached its preliminary orbit.

    Cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy photographed the distant Soyuz exhaust plume from the space station, tweeting "we are waiting for you in 3 hours!"

    \n\n \n \n\n

    Flying at a slightly lower altitude, and consequently moving faster than the space station, the Soyuz quickly caught up with the laboratory for what turned out to be a manual docking. Hatches were opened after extensive leak checks to verify an airtight structural seal.

    Kazakhstan Russia Space \n\n \n
    Actress Yulia Peresild of the ISS Expedition 66 prime crew puts on her spacesuit at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, October 5, 2021.\n \n \n \n Ramil Sitdikov / Sputnik via AP\n\n \n

    Welcoming their new crewmates aboard were French station commander Thomas Pesquet and his three SpaceX Crew Dragon crewmates — Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide — along with Novitskiy, Pyotr Dubrov and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, who rode to orbit last April aboard the Soyuz MS-18/64S spacecraft.

    Peresild and Shipenko plan to spend 12 days aboard the space station, filming in the Russian segment of the lab before returning to Earth in the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft with Novitskiy, who will be wrapping up a 190-day mission.

    Shkaplerov will remain aboard the station and return to Earth next March or April aboard the MS-29 spacecraft with Dubrov and Vande Hei, who will have logged 355 days in orbit since launch last April 9.

    Novitskiy will play the part of Peresild\'s patient while Shipenko acts as makeup artist, lighting director and cameraman.

    "This job would\'ve been enormous even on Earth," Peresild said before launch. "We\'ll have ten days. But it won\'t be like ten regular 12-hour shooting days, rather like two to three hours a day, when the cosmonauts will be able to work with us. The rest of time Klim and I will be shooting with only me in the frame.

    "Our only task out there is shooting the film without interfering with the crew."

    \n\n \n \n\n

    The Russians frequently mention Tom Cruise when discussing their mission, citing widely reported but unsubstantiated claims the American actor is planning a similar trip.

    "There was certain competitiveness involved," Shipenko said in a translation provided by Channel One Russia. "It was making us speed up the production, the preparation process. Having a strong opponent you can compete with really matters. The fact that Tom Cruise is keen on his space project made him a strong competitor."

    NASA officials say no such visit to the space station is currently in the planning stages.

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n William Shatner, Captain Kirk from "Star Trek," will blast off to space on Blue Origin capsule on October 12 - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    William Shatner, Captain Kirk from "Star Trek," will blast off to space on Blue Origin capsule on October 12

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Jeff Bezos says he\'s humbled by trip to space \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Jeff Bezos says he\'s humbled by trip to space...\n\n 06:15\n\n \n \n \n \n

    William Shatner, who became a cultural icon playing Captain Kirk on "Star Trek," plans to blast off into space for real next week. The actor will soar to the edge of space with three crewmates aboard a Blue Origin New Shepard spacecraft on October 12, the company announced Monday.

    \n\n \n\n

    "I\'ve heard about space for a long time now," Shatner said in the Blue Origin announcement. "I\'m taking the opportunity to see it for myself. What a miracle."

    \n \n\n
    \n

    At 90, Shatner will become the oldest person to fly in space, edging out aviation pioneer Wally Funk, 82, who joined Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos for the New Shepard\'s first piloted flight last July 20. Shatner\'s upcoming flight will be Blue\'s 18th overall and its second with passengers on board.

    shatner-pad.jpg \n\n \n
    William Shatner, left, and Blue Origin\'s Sarah Knights tour the New Shepard launch pad at the company\'s West Texas launch site.\n \n \n \n Blue Origin\n\n \n

    The actor will join three crewmates for the ride to space: Chris Boshuizen, a former NASA engineer and founder of the Earth-imaging company Planet Labs; Glen de Vries, co-founder of Medidata and vice chair of Dassault Systèmes\' life sciences and healthcare division; and Audrey Powers, manager of Blue\'s flight operations.

    \n\n

    "I\'m so proud and humbled to fly on behalf of Team Blue, and I\'m excited to continue writing Blue\'s human spaceflight history," Powers said in the company announcement. "I have great confidence in our New Shepard team and the vehicle we\'ve developed."

    Blue Origin and Richard Branson\'s Virgin Galactic are both offering sub-orbital up-and-down flights to the edge of space, giving passengers three to four minutes of weightlessness and spectacular views of the planet below before returning to Earth.

    A ride on Virgin\'s winged spaceplane will cost up to $500,000 per passenger. Blue Origin has not announced pricing, but seats aboard the New Shepard are expected to run in the same neighborhood.

    Branson upstaged Bezos when he took off aboard Virgin\'s winged spaceplane along with two pilots and three crewmates on July 11. It was Virgin\'s fourth piloted flight but the first with Branson and a full crew on board.

    \n\n \n\n

    Bezos followed suit on July 20, the 62nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, taking off aboard a New Shepard spacecraft with Funk, his brother Mark and Oliver Daemen, an 18-year-old Dutch student and the youngest person to fly in space.

    Several current and former Blue Origin employees have alleged safety lapses at the company and a culture that demeans women and muzzles dissent. In a response to CBS News earlier, the company did not address the safety allegations but said there is no tolerance for discrimination or harassment of any kind.

    launch3.jpg \n\n \n
    A Blue Origin New Shepard rocket and crew capsule blast off on a recent flight. The company has launched its New Shepard spacecraft 17 times. Its 16th flight last July carried company owner Jeff Bezos and three crewmates. Its next piloted flight Oct. 12 will carry actor William Shatner to the edge of space.\n \n \n \n Blue Origin\n\n \n

    Shatner\'s flight, like all New Shepard missions, will begin with blastoff from Blue Origin\'s West Texas launch site.

    Riding atop a hydrogen-fueled rocket, the capsule will climb straight up, reaching a velocity just above three times the speed of sound before being released to continue soaring out of the lower atmosphere on its own.

    Now weightless, the crew members will cross an altitude of 62 miles, the internationally recognized "boundary" between the discernible atmosphere and space, before arcing over to begin the long fall back to Earth.

    Descending under large parachutes, the capsule will touch down near the launch pad about 10 minutes after takeoff.

    During Blue Origin\'s first crewed flight in July, Bezos and his crewmates had time to unstrap and float about the cabin for several minutes near the top of their trajectory. Shatner and his crewmates can look forward to the same experience.

    \n\n \n \n\n

    SpaceX also offers commercial spaceflights, but unlike the sub-orbital trips offered by Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic, the California rocket builder\'s Crew Dragon spacecraft flies much faster and much higher -- all the way to orbit.

    Crew Dragons are used by NASA to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station. The company also can fly purely commercial, non-government missions. The first such flight, chartered by billionaire Jared Isaacman, took off last month and more flights are planned.

    But pricing for orbital spaceflight is truly astronomical, measured in the tens of millions of dollars per seat, leaving Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic to compete for passengers in the less-expensive sub-orbital domain.

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Bright blue fireball caught on videos over Colorado - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Bright blue fireball caught on videos over Colorado

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Bright blue fireball caught on several videos \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Bright blue fireball caught on several videos...\n\n 00:30\n\n \n \n \n \n

    More than 40 people reported a fireball sighting Sunday morning, mainly over Colorado. The fireball was also seen in Wyoming and New Mexico and 12 people submitted videos to the American Meteor Society. 

    \n\n \n\n

    In one video, captured on a porch camera in Commerce City, Colorado, the fireball appears to drop out of the sky in a blue blaze.

    Another video, taken by Josh Ellis in Evergreen, Colorado, was shared with CBS Denver. Ellis said the fireball was so bright, it charged his solar lights.

    \n \n
    \n
    \n AMS event #6226-2021 by\n American Meteor Society on\n YouTube\n \n

    "Everything was pitch dark, and all of a sudden it lit up as if it was a brightly lit moon," said Doug Robinson, who captured video of the fireball over Boulder, Colorado.

    \n\n

    Fireballs are bright meteors categorized as brighter than the planet Venus, according to the society, a nonprofit that monitors meteors. 

    About six people described hearing a boom during the Colorado fireball sighting, a society employee told CBS Denver. 

    Chris Peterson, who works at the Cloudbait Observatory in the central Colorado Rocky Mountains, said the fireball spotted on Sunday was "descending very deep." 

    "Ten or 20 miles may not seem very close to the ground, but when we think about typical burning stars, we\'re seeing things that are burning up 60 to 70 miles high," Peterson told CBS Denver. The observatory also recorded the fireball.

    \n\n \n\n

    Peterson said such an occurrence over a single area only happens every few years.

    "It\'s unusual for such a large object," Peterson, who is a research associate with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, said. He said usually 90 to 95% of the meteor burns up into dust, and pieces that reach the ground are between the size of gravel and a baseball.

    Peterson said here\'s a good chance that there\'s at least several pounds of material on the ground, according to CBS Denver. 

    Last week, NASA said a fireball fell over the North Carolina coast at about 32,000 miles per hour. It was one of at least five fireballs seen over the U.S. in the same night. 

    The American Meteor Society received 148 fireball reports from Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Virginia, and the fireball in North Carolina had the largest group of eyewitness accounts, with more than 80 people reporting it. The fireball was captured in at least two different videos. 

    Every day, several thousand meteors of fireball magnitude occur in the Earth\'s atmosphere, according to the organization. However, the vast majority occur over the oceans and uninhabited regions and during daylight, making them hard to see. 

    It\'s also hard to detect fireballs that occur at night because few people are out to notice them.

    \n\n \n \n\n

    The brighter the fireball, the more rare the event. Fireballs are generally brighter than magnitude -4, which is about the same magnitude of the planet Venus in the morning or evening sky, according to the organization. 

    "Experienced observers can expect to see only about 1 fireball of magnitude -6 or better for every 200 hours of meteor observing, while a fireball of magnitude -4 can be expected about once every 20 hours or so," the organization says. 

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Former Blue Origin employee Alexandra Abrams "would not trust" company\'s vehicles to go to space - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Former Blue Origin employee "would not trust" company\'s vehicles to go to space

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Bezos space company faces serious allegations \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Bezos space company faces serious allegations...\n\n 10:30\n\n \n \n \n \n

    A former employee at Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, is speaking out about safety issues and workplace culture at the space company. 

    \n\n \n\n

    In an exclusive "CBS Mornings" interview with "60 Minutes+" correspondent Laurie Segall, the former employee, Alexandra Abrams, described pressure from leadership, including Bezos, that led to concerns from engineers and other technical staff about whether "making progress" was taking precedence over safety.

    Abrams also described a culture of sexual harassment that demeans women, and policies that limited employees from speaking freely about harassment or discrimination. 

    \n\n

    Abrams is the face of a new essay — joined by 20 current and former employees — that outlines their concerns. 

    "The people who signed onto this essay are absolutely incredible, brave, brilliant human beings," Abrams, who was the former head of employee communications for Blue Origin, told Segall. "I look at this group, and I see fighters for truth, fighters for safety, fighters for quality."

    Abrams said she was fired after she says senior leadership asked her to help roll out stricter agreements that she says took away employees\' rights to raise most disputes in court or to speak freely about alleged harassment or discrimination. She herself signed a nondisclosure and non-disparagement agreement. "I\'ve gotten far enough away from it that I\'m not afraid enough to let them silence me anymore," she said. 

    Blue Origin says its mission is to enable a world where millions live and work in space. It has had 17 consecutive successful launches, including its first manned flight this summer with Bezos on board. Another mission is scheduled for next month.

    \n\n \n\n

    Abrams said the essay attributed to her and 20 others was sent to the FAA before it was published online Thursday.  

    The essay says that in 2018, one team had documented "more than 1,000 problem reports related to the engines that power Blue Origin\'s rockets, which had never been addressed." 

    CBS News spoke with five of Abrams co-authors who are staying anonymous because they fear being blacklisted in the industry. Several mentioned pressure to compete in the private space race against billionaires Elon Musk and Richard Branson. 

    "It was great that Blue Origin was smooth, and steady, and slow until Jeff started becoming impatient and Elon and Branson were getting ahead," Abrams said. "And then we started to feel this increasing pressure and impatience that would definitely filter down from leadership."

    Asked if she would trust a Blue Origin vehicle going to space, Abrams said, "Unfortunately, Laurie, I would not trust a Blue Origin vehicle going to space."

    Two former Blue Origin employees CBS News spoke with said they wouldn\'t feel comfortable flying in the company\'s spacecraft. 

    A 2020 internal memo that was written by a Blue Origin engineer as he left the company, and was obtained by CBS News, reads, "Our path is not a sufficiently safe path." 

    \n\n \n \n\n

    "You cannot create a culture of safety and a culture of fear at the same time. They are incompatible," said Abrams. "Oftentimes when I would try to reconcile what I was hearing from the engineers who were close to the vehicle versus leadership about risk and safety, I would often go to leadership and say, \'Okay, how am I supposed to think about this?\' And often the response would be, \'Oh, well that person in particular just doesn\'t have a high enough risk tolerance.\'"

    The essay also accuses Blue Origin of being "rife with sexism." It says some women warned "new female hires to stay away" from one executive who appeared to be "protected by his close personal relationship with Bezos — it took him physically groping a female subordinate for him to finally be let go." 

    "Women at Blue Origin were absolutely treated differently than men. Their ideas were not valued as much. They were not listened to," Abrams said. 

    In a statement to CBS News, Blue Origin did not address safety allegations in the essay, but said the company has no tolerance for discrimination or harassment of any kind – and will promptly investigate any new claims of misconduct.

    Blue Origin said Abrams was fired after repeated warnings for issues regarding federal export control regulations. Abrams said she never received any warnings regarding issues of that nature.

    The FAA said it "takes every safety allegation seriously, and the agency is reviewing the information."

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\nJasmine Hartin case: What happened on the pier? - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\nRichest women in the world, ranked by net worth - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\nDevastating photos of tornado damage - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\nThe Kristin Smart disappearance: A podcaster\'s attempt at solving a mystery ends with an arrest - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\nAunt of missing Native woman discusses Violence Against Women act, search for her niece - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    Aunt of missing Native woman discusses Violence Against Women act, search for her niece

    \n The future of the Violence Against Women act is hanging in the balance of the Senate as lawmakers debate reauthorizing the legislation. The bill, initially passed in 1994, is designed to address crimes often committed against women, like domestic abuse. The current bill would expand victim services and also strengthen protections for the LGBTQ+ community as well as Native Americans. Valenda Morigeau, whose niece is a Native woman and has been missing for more than three years, joined CBSN\'s Lana Zak to discuss.\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\n10/6: Red and Blue - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    10/6: Red and Blue

    \n Debt ceiling debate nears final resolution; Will Bill de Blasio run for New York governor?\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nHousing prices soaring higher than incomes in many parts of U.S. - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    Housing prices soaring higher than incomes in many parts of U.S.

    \n Housing prices continue to surge across the nation, but homebuyers\' incomes aren\'t keeping up with soaring real estate values. CBS News MoneyWatch reporter Aimee Picchi joins Lana Zak on CBSN to discuss what it could mean for potential homebuyers across the nation.\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'\nBiden administration overhauls student loan forgiveness program for public-sector workers - CBS News\n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    Biden administration overhauls student loan forgiveness program for public-sector workers

    \n The Biden administration is overhauling the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. The Department of Education said the changes could benefit more than 550,000 public-sector workers. Seth Frotman, the executive director of the Student Borrower Protection Center, joins CBSN\'s Lana Zak to discuss the changes and who might qualify.\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n \n\n' b'ViacomCBS Privacy | Redirecting

    Redirecting

    If this page does not redirect within a few seconds, please check any ad blocking extensions you may be using and try again.

    ' b'ViacomCBS Privacy | Redirecting

    Redirecting

    If this page does not redirect within a few seconds, please check any ad blocking extensions you may be using and try again.

    ' b'ViacomCBS Privacy | Redirecting

    Redirecting

    If this page does not redirect within a few seconds, please check any ad blocking extensions you may be using and try again.

    ' b'ViacomCBS | CBS Interactive Terms of Use

    CBS Interactive Terms of Use

    EFFECTIVE DATE: FEBRUARY 18, 2021

    Click to review previous version.

    Welcome to the network of interactive services provided by CBS Interactive Inc., its affiliates or its subsidiaries (collectively \xe2\x80\x9cCBS Interactive,\xe2\x80\x9d \xe2\x80\x9cus,\xe2\x80\x9d or \xe2\x80\x9cwe\xe2\x80\x9d). These Terms of Use (\xe2\x80\x9cTerms\xe2\x80\x9d) govern your use of our websites, applications, and other products and services that include an authorized link to these Terms (collectively, the \xe2\x80\x9cServices\xe2\x80\x9d).

    Please review these Terms carefully before using the Services because they affect your rights. By using any of the Services, you accept these Terms and agree to be legally bound by them.

    Please consult our Privacy Policy for Information regarding our privacy practices.

    Certain Services are provided to you free of charge, while other Services, including Paramount+ and SportsLine, require payment before you can access them. If you choose to subscribe to a paid Service, please also review such Service\xe2\x80\x99s Terms of Use. For example, if you subscribe to Paramount+, please review the Paramount+ Subscription Terms, in addition to all of the other provisions of these Terms.

    1. Changes

    These Terms are effective as of the Effective Date above. If you have not reviewed the Terms of Use applicable to a Service since the Effective Date, please review these updated Terms carefully before using any Service.

    We may change these Terms in the future, so we encourage you to review periodically the Terms of Use applicable to each Service you use. The most current version of the applicable Terms of Use (along with its effective date) will be linked from each of the Services. If you do not agree with any changes to these Terms, your sole remedy is not to use the Services. If you continue to use the Services after we change these Terms, you accept all changes.

    2. Disputes; Arbitration

    If you have any dispute with or claim against us or any of our affiliates, or if we have a dispute with or claim against you, in either case arising out of or relating to the Services or these Terms (a \xe2\x80\x9cClaim\xe2\x80\x9d), and the Claim is not resolved by calling our Customer Service department at (888) 274-5343, you and we each agree to attempt to resolve such Claim first through informal negotiation. If we do not resolve the Claim through informal negotiation, the Claim shall be resolved through binding arbitration or an individual action in small claims court in the U.S. county (or parish) of your residence or in San Francisco, California. If neither of us chooses to resolve the Claim in small claims court, or the small claims court determines that it lacks jurisdiction to resolve the Claim, the Claim must be resolved solely and exclusively by binding arbitration. Class arbitrations and class actions are not permitted under any circumstances. You and we agree that the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this provision, and that you and we are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a class action or class arbitration. This Section 2 shall survive termination of these Terms or any subscription that you may have to any of the Services.

    Before you or we commence an arbitration or file a small claims court action with respect to a Claim, you must first send to CBS Interactive a written notice of your Claim or we must send a written notice of our Claim to you (\xe2\x80\x9cNotice\xe2\x80\x9d). Your Notice must (1) be sent by certified mail; (2) be addressed to: CBS Interactive, Attn: Legal Department, 235 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; (3) describe the nature of your Claim; and (4) specify the damages or other relief you seek. If we and you do not then resolve the Claim within 30 days after you receive a Notice of Receipt of the Claim, either you or we may commence an arbitration or file a small claims court action to resolve the Claim.

    Any such arbitration shall be administered by the JAMS Mediation, Arbitration and ADR Services (\xe2\x80\x9cJAMS\xe2\x80\x9d) in accordance with the JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures, as modified by the JAMS Consumer Arbitration Minimum Standards (the \xe2\x80\x9cJAMS Rules\xe2\x80\x9d). Contact information for JAMS, as well as copies of the JAMS Rules and applicable forms, are available at http://www.jamsadr.com. In circumstances in which the JAMS Rules provide for an in-person hearing, such hearing will take place in the U.S. county (or parish) of your residence, or otherwise in San Francisco, California. Payment of the parties\xe2\x80\x99 costs and fees owed to JAMS will be determined by the JAMS Rules and fee schedule, and will be subject to any limitations on the costs and fees owed by you under the JAMS Consumer Arbitration Minimum Standards. You and we agree that, under JAMS Comprehensive Rule 6(e), any arbitration commenced by you or by us shall be consolidated with any other arbitration(s) submitted to JAMS if and only if the arbitrations: (a) involve the same legal claims or causes of action; (b) involve common issues of fact and law; (c) were filed by the same attorney(s) or law firm; and (d) are at a similar procedural stage. However, class or representative arbitrations are not permitted under any circumstances.

    3. Additional Terms

    Additional terms may apply to your use of certain Services. We will provide these terms to you or post them on the Services to which they apply, and they are incorporated by reference into these Terms. If there is a conflict between these Terms and any additional terms that apply to a particular Service, the additional terms will control.

    Sweepstakes, contests, and promotions on the Services may also have additional rules and eligibility requirements, such as certain age or geographic area restrictions. You are responsible for complying with these rules and requirements.

    4. Registration and Access Controls

    If we request registration information from you to set up a user account, you must provide us with accurate and complete information and must update the information when it changes. You may not access any age-restricted Services unless you are above the required age.

    You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your user account login names and passwords, and must not permit use of your account by anyone other than members of your household. You accept responsibility for all activities, charges, and damages that occur under your account, including use of your account by other members of your household, and unauthorized use of your account. If you have reason to believe that someone is using your account without your permission, you should contact us immediately. We are not responsible for any loss or damage resulting from unauthorized use.

    5. Intellectual Property; License

    The audio and video materials, photographs, text, graphics, logos, layouts, designs, interfaces, software, data and other content associated with the Services (\xe2\x80\x9cContent\xe2\x80\x9d) are protected by intellectual property and other laws in the U.S. and in other countries. You must comply with all such laws and applicable copyright, trademark or other legal notices or restrictions. You shall not remove or alter any copyright, trademark, or other legal notices marked on the Content. As between you and CBS Interactive, CBS Interactive will retain all right, title, and interest in and to the Services and the Content. No transfer of ownership to any portion of the Content shall be made as a result of any access you are granted. Except as specifically provided below, we reserve all rights to the Services and Content.

    You are only permitted to access and view the Content for personal, non-commercial purposes in accordance with these Terms, and may not build a business or other enterprise utilizing any of the Content, whether for profit or not. Except as provided in Section 5(a) or otherwise expressly authorized by us in writing, you may not either directly or through the use of any software, device, internet site, web-based service or other means download, stream capture, store in a database, archive or otherwise copy any part of the Services or Content; upload, sell, rent, lease, lend, broadcast, transmit or otherwise disseminate, distribute, display or perform any part of the Services or Content; license or sublicense any part of the Services or Content; or in any way exploit any part of the Services or Content. In addition, except as provided in Section 5(a) or otherwise expressly authorized by us in writing, you are strictly prohibited from modifying Content; creating, distributing or advertising an index of any significant portion of the Content; or otherwise creating derivative works or materials that otherwise are derived from or based in any way on the Content, including mash-ups and similar videos, montages, translations, desktop themes, fonts, icons, wallpaper, greeting cards, and merchandise. This prohibition from creating derivative works is applicable even if you intend to give away the derivative material free of charge.

    Without limiting the foregoing, you may not modify, interfere with, enhance, remove, or otherwise alter in any way any portion of the CBS Interactive video player (the \xe2\x80\x9cVideo Player\xe2\x80\x9d); any of the Video Player\xe2\x80\x99s underlying technology; or any digital rights management mechanism, device, or other content protection or access control measure incorporated into the Video Player. This restriction includes, without limitation, disabling, modifying, reverse engineering, interfering with or otherwise circumventing the Video Player in any manner that enables users to view Content without: (i) visibly displaying both the Video Player and all surrounding elements (including the graphical user interface, any advertising, copyright notices, and trademarks) of the webpage where the Video Player is located; and (ii) having full access to all functionality of the Video Player, including, without limitation, all video quality and display functionality and all interactive, elective or click-through advertising functionality.

    a. Viral Distribution

    We may expressly authorize you to redistribute certain Content on a personal, non-commercial basis. We will identify the Content that you are authorized to redistribute and describe ways you may redistribute it (such as via email, social media posts, blogs, or embedded players, or by producing Mash-Ups). We may revoke this authorization at any time. If you redistribute such Content, you must be able to edit or delete such publicly posted Content and you must edit or delete it promptly upon our request. When expressly authorized by us in writing, you may embed videos using the Video Player, provided you do not embed the Video Player on any website or other location that (i) contains or hosts content that is inappropriate, profane, vulgar, offensive, false, disparaging, defamatory, obscene, illegal, infringing, threatening, sexually explicit, racist, that promotes violence, racial hatred, or terrorism, or that we deem, in our sole discretion, to be otherwise objectionable or (ii) links to infringing or unauthorized content, or any content described in (i). You may not embed the Video Player into any hardware or software application, even for non-commercial purposes. As determined by us in our sole discretion, we reserve the right to prevent embedding to any website or other location that we find inappropriate or otherwise objectionable as determined by us in our sole discretion.

    Some Services may include \xe2\x80\x9cMash-Up Tools\xe2\x80\x9d that allow you to manipulate Content or combine User Submissions (as defined in Section 6) with Content to create \xe2\x80\x9cMash-Ups.\xe2\x80\x9d The following terms apply to your use of Mash-Up Tools, except as specifically provided in other terms accompanying the Mash-Up Tools:

    • You may only use designated Content with the Mash-Up Tools, and we may revoke permission to use the designated Content at any time.
    • You may manipulate or combine the designated Content using the Mash-Up Tools only as authorized and only for personal, non-commercial purposes.
    • As between you and us, we own all compilation rights in the Mash-Ups and may make perpetual and unrestricted use of the Mash-Ups, and you will only retain whatever prior rights you had in your User Submissions.
    • With our permission, other users of the Services may make subsequent Mash-Ups using your Mash-Ups.
    • You must include any required or existing trademark, copyright or other legal notices in the Mash-Ups and you must comply with any other usage or attribution guidelines we provide.
    • If we expressly allow you to do so, you may distribute Mash-Ups under the Viral Distribution guidelines above in Section 4(a) of these Terms.

    b. Commercial Licenses

    You must obtain our written permission for commercial use of the Content or the Services. If you wish to license Content from the Services, please contact us.

    6. Legal Complaints

    We respect intellectual property rights. If you believe that Content on the Services infringes your copyright, please follow our procedures for making a copyright infringement claim. If you have a legal complaint other than a copyright claim, please follow our procedure for making other legal complaints.

    7. User Submissions

    Some of the Services may allow you to submit or transmit audio, video, text, or other materials, including so-called \xe2\x80\x9cuser generated content\xe2\x80\x9d and \xe2\x80\x9cfeedback\xe2\x80\x9d (collectively, \xe2\x80\x9cUser Submissions\xe2\x80\x9d) to or through the Services. When you provide User Submissions, you grant to CBS Interactive and its affiliates and partners a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, fully sublicenseable license to use, reproduce, archive, edit, translate, create derivative works of, make available, distribute, sell, display, perform, transmit, broadcast and in any other way exploit those User Submissions, and any names, voices, likenesses and other identifying information of persons that is part of those User Submissions, in any form, media, software, or technology of any kind now known or developed in the future, including, without limitation, for developing, manufacturing, and marketing products. You hereby waive any moral rights you may have in your User Submissions.

    We respect your ownership of User Submissions. If you owned a User Submission before providing it to us, you will continue owning it after providing it to us, subject to any rights granted in these Terms and any access granted to others. Please note that if you delete a User Submission from the Services:

    The User Submission may still exist in our backup copies, which are not publicly available.

    If your User Submission was shared with third parties, those third parties may have retained copies of your User Submissions, and neither we nor our affiliates have any responsibility for any uses of your User Submission that they might make.

    We retain the license specified above. Thus, for example, if we or one of our sublicensees obtained your user Submission for use in creating a derivative work before you deleted it, we or our sublicensee would remain free to complete the creation of that derivative work and thereafter exploit that derivative work for all purposes and at all times.

    We may refuse or remove a User Submission without notice to you. However, we have no obligation to monitor User Submissions, and you agree that neither we nor our affiliates will be liable for User Submissions or any loss or damage resulting from User Submissions.

    We do not guarantee that User Submissions will be private, even if the User Submission is in a password-protected area. Accordingly, you should not provide User Submissions that you want protected from others.

    You bear all responsibility for your User Submissions. You represent and warrant that you have all rights necessary to grant to CBS Interactive the license above and that your User Submissions do not violate Section 11.

    8. Subscription Terms for Paramount+ and Other Fee-Based Services

    If you are a subscriber to Paramount+, additional subscription terms apply. Visit pplus.legal/subscription to review.

    If you are a subscriber to SportsLine, additional subscription terms apply. Visit https://cbsinteractive.com/legal/cbsi/sportsline/terms-of-use to review.

    If you are a subscriber to 247Sports, additional subscription terms apply. Visit https://cbsinteractive.com/legal/cbsi/terms-of-use/247sports to review.

    If you accept fee-based Services, you agree to the additional terms governing all such purchases as provided to you or posted on the Services to which they apply, including all requirements to pay applicable fees and taxes. Except as otherwise provided in such additional terms, the provisions of this Section 8 apply to such fee-based Services.

    Unless otherwise stated, all fees and charges are non-refundable, including for unused portions of cancelled subscriptions. We do not provide price protection or refunds in the event of a price drop or promotional offering.

    We reserve the right to change the pricing of all Services at any time. In the event of a price change, we will post the new pricing on the relevant Service and attempt to notify you by sending an email to the address you have registered. Billing for all mobile subscription services will be governed by the Mobile Features section of these Terms (Section 10) unless the terms of the subscription say otherwise.

    We may offer trial subscriptions to paid Services for free or at special discounted prices. Unless otherwise stated, these trial subscriptions will automatically become paying subscriptions at the current subscription rate if you do not cancel before the end of the trial period.

    9. Third-Party Content

    We may provide third party content (including advertisements) or link to third party websites on the Services. We do not necessarily endorse or evaluate third party content and websites, and we do not assume responsibility for third parties\xe2\x80\x99 actions or omissions. You should review third parties\xe2\x80\x99 terms of use and privacy policies before you use their services. In certain instances, you may be able to connect and/or link your account to certain third party social media sites ("Social Media Sites"), including, without limitation, Facebook and Twitter. BY CONNECTING OR LINKING YOUR ACCOUNT TO ANY SOCIAL MEDIA SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE CONSENTING TO THE CONTINUOUS RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT YOU TO OTHERS, INCLUDING TO THE SOCIAL MEDIA SITE (IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR PRIVACY SETTINGS ON SUCH SOCIAL MEDIA SITE). IF YOU DO NOT WANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOU TO BE SHARED IN THIS MANNER, DO NOT CONNECT OR LINK YOUR ACCOUNT TO ANY SOCIAL MEDIA SITE. Please see our Video Services and Social Networking Policy for additional information.

    10. Mobile Features

    In addition to the general terms applicable to the Services, the following terms apply to Services designed for wireless devices (\xe2\x80\x9cMobile Features\xe2\x80\x9d), which we offer only to users who are 18 years of age or older and located in the fifty U.S. states or the District of Columbia unless otherwise noted.

    Your wireless provider may charge for use of Mobile Features, including fees for receipt of text messages or data transmission. In order to receive Mobile Features, your wireless provider may require you to subscribe to additional services, which may require additional fees. These fees are not charged by us, and you should contact your wireless provider before you sign up for Mobile Features to determine what fees, if any, will be charged. In addition, you agree that we may arrange for Mobile Features billing through your wireless provider and that your wireless provider may invoice you for the applicable fees or deduct them from your pre-paid balance.

    You may not transfer or copy any Content from the wireless device on which you originally received Content to any other device, including, without limitation, any computer or another wireless device.

    To cancel a Mobile Feature that involves a subscription fee, you must follow the instructions included in the terms and conditions applicable to that Mobile Feature; otherwise, you will continue to incur subscription charges. If you stop a subscription-based Mobile Feature in the middle of a billing cycle, you will not receive a refund for that billing cycle.

    11. Acceptable Use

    Without limiting any other provision in these Terms, you agree not to do the following, or assist others to do the following:

    12. Access to Services and Accounts

    We may take any of the following actions in our sole discretion at any time, and without giving you prior notice:

    We will not be liable to you or any third party for taking any of these actions and we will not be limited to the remedies above if you violate these Terms. If we terminate your access to any of the Services, you must immediately stop using such Service. However, if you have paid for a subscription to Paramount+ or another paid Service, and we discontinue the Service before the end of a paid subscription period, or we terminate your account before the end of a paid subscription period for reasons other than your breach of these Terms, we will refund a prorated portion of the applicable subscription fee corresponding to the portion of the paid subscription period for which our action caused you not to have access to the relevant Service. If we terminate your access to Paramount+ or another paid Service because you breached these Terms, you will not be entitled to any refund.

    13. Unsolicited Submissions.

    We do not accept unsolicited submissions, including scripts, story lines, articles, fan fiction, characters, drawings, suggestions, ideas or concepts. It is our policy to delete any such submission without reading it. Any similarity between an unsolicited submission and any elements in any CBS creative work would be purely coincidental.

    14. Indemnification

    You will defend, indemnify and hold harmless CBS Interactive, its affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, shareholders, vendors, partners, contractors, agents, licensors or other representatives and all of their successors and assigns (collectively, the \xe2\x80\x9cCBS Interactive Parties\xe2\x80\x9d) with respect to all third party claims, costs (including attorney\xe2\x80\x99s fees and costs), damages, liabilities, and expenses or obligations of any kind, arising out of or in connection with your use or misuse of the Services (including, without limitation use of your account, whether or not authorized by you, and claims arising from User Submissions). CBS Interactive retains the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any claim subject to indemnification, and in such cases you agree to cooperate with us to defend such claim. You may not settle any claim covered by this Section 14 without CBS Interactive\xe2\x80\x99s prior written approval.

    15. Disclaimers; Limitation of Liability

    THE CBS INTERACTIVE PARTIES DO NOT WARRANT: (1) THAT THE SERVICES, ANY OF THE SERVICES\xe2\x80\x99 FUNCTIONS OR ANY CONTENT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR FREE OF ERRORS OR OMISSIONS; (2) THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED; (3) THAT THE SERVICES OR THE SERVERS HOSTING THEM ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE; OR (4) THAT THE SERVICES OR INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE. THE CBS INTERACTIVE PARTIES SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY SUCH ISSUES. THE CBS INTERACTIVE PARTIES DISCLAIM ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND AS TO QUALITY, AVAILABILITY AND SUBJECT MATTER OF CONTENT. THE SERVICES, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT AND FUNCTIONS MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH OR SENT FROM THE SERVICES, ARE PROVIDED \xe2\x80\x9cAS IS,\xe2\x80\x9d \xe2\x80\x9cAS AVAILABLE,\xe2\x80\x9d AND \xe2\x80\x9cWITH ALL FAULTS.\xe2\x80\x9d

    YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES (INCLUDING THEIR FUNCTIONS AND CONTENT) IS AT YOUR RISK. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE ACCESSING AND USING THE SERVICES.

    THE CBS INTERACTIVE PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY FAILURE OR DELAY IN THEIR PERFORMANCE DUE TO ANY CAUSE BEYOND THEIR REASONABLE CONTROL, INCLUDING ACTS OF WAR, ACTS OF GOD, ACTS OF THIRD PARTIES, EARTHQUAKE, FLOOD, EMBARGO, RIOT, SABOTAGE, LABOR SHORTAGE OR DISPUTE, GOVERNMENTAL ACT, POWER FAILURE OR FAILURE OF THE INTERNET OR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT.

    YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT IF YOU INCUR ANY DAMAGES THAT ARISE OUT OF THE CBS INTERACTIVE PARTIES\xe2\x80\x99 ACTS OR OMISSIONS, THE DAMAGES, IF ANY, ARE NOT IRREPARABLE AND ARE NOT SUFFICIENT TO ENTITLE YOU TO AN INJUNCTION OR OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF RESTRICTING OPERATION OF THE SERVICES OR ANY OTHER SERVICE, PROPERTY, PRODUCT, PROGRAM, TELEVISION SHOW, MOTION PICTURE, OR OTHER CONTENT OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE CBS INTERACTIVE PARTIES.

    16. Governing Law, Venue, and Jurisdiction

    These Terms and all claims as between you and us arising from or related to your use of the Services will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, except California\xe2\x80\x99s conflict of law rules. These Terms will not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, if applicable.

    With respect to any disputes or claims not subject to arbitration or small claims court (as set forth in Section 2 above), you agree to jurisdiction in the state and federal courts in San Francisco, California.

    Regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, you must file any claim or action related to use of the Services or these Terms within one year after such claim or action accrued. Otherwise, you will waive the claim or action.

    17. Miscellaneous

    We may be required by state or federal law to notify you of certain events. You hereby acknowledge and agree that such notices will be effective upon our posting them in the relevant Service or delivering them to you via email. You may update your email address by visiting the Services where you have provided contact information. If you do not provide us with accurate information, we will not be responsible for failure to notify you. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision in these Terms will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. These Terms, including all additional terms, conditions, and policies on the Services, constitute the entire agreement between you and us and supersede all prior agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof. Nothing in these Terms affects any non-waivable statutory rights that apply to you. If any part of these Terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, that provision will be removed, and the remainder of the Terms will continue to be valid and enforceable.

    You authorize us to provide information concerning you and your activities to comply with applicable laws or respond to court order, subpoenas, or other lawful requests, or if we believe doing so would protect your safety or that of another person or protect the security of the Services, or as otherwise described in the Privacy Policy, subject to your right to make certain choices about our use of your personal information as described in the Privacy Policy.

    If you do not agree to these Terms, you should immediately stop using the Services. If you want to delete your account on a Service, please use contact instructions posted on the Service at which you obtained the account. If you are a subscriber of a fee-based Service, you must first cancel your subscription before you will be able to delete your account. Any User Submissions you made while using the Services will continue to be governed by Section 7 of these Terms.

    Sections 2, 7 and 11-17 of these Terms will survive any termination of your access to the Services, whether we terminate your access or you voluntarily discontinue your use.

    ' b'\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\tAdvertising – CBS Interactive\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\t\n
    \n \n\n
    \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n
    \n\t
    \n\t\t
    \n\t\t\t

    Advertise with us

    \n\t\t
    \n\t
    \n
    \n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\r\n
    \r\n\t
    \r\n\t\t
    \r\n\t\t\t

    More than 1 billion users visit our properties every quarter.

    \r\n\t\t\t

    Connect with them today.

    \r\n\t\t\t Contact Us\r\n\t\t
    \r\n\t
    \r\n
    \r\n\r\n
    \r\n\t
    \r\n\t\t
    \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

    CBS is the expert at creating high quality content. Find out what we can do for you.

    \r\n\t\t\tContact Us\r\n\t\t\t
    [ x ] Close
    \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t
    \r\n\t
    \r\n
    \t\n
    \n\t
    \n\t\t
    \n\t\t\t

    Ad Specs

    \n\t\t\tCBS Interactive supports a wide variety of advertising technologies and opportunities.
    \n \n\t\t
    \n\t\t
    \n\t\t\t
    \n \n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n \n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n\n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n\n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n\n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n\n\t
    \n\t\t\n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n\n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n\n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n\n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n\n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n\n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n \n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n \n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n\n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n\n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n\n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n\n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n\n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n\n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n\n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n\n\t\n\n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n \n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n\n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n \n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n\n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n\n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n\n\t
    \n\t \n\t\t

    View Specs

    \n\t
    \n\n
    \t\t
    \n\t
    \n
    \n\n
    \n\t
    \n\t\t
    \n\t\t\t

    Advertiser Acceptance Policy

    \n\t\t\t

    The CBS Interactive\xe2\x84\xa2, Inc. Online Advertiser and Creative Acceptance Policy applies to ads displayed on CBS Interactive web properties based in the U.S.

    \n\t\t\tRead Policy\n\t\t
    \n\t
    \n\n\t
    \n\t\t
    \n\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t

    TAG Certification

    \n\t\t\t\t

    CBS Interactive Inc. (\xe2\x80\x9cCBSi\xe2\x80\x9d) is a participant in the Trustworthy Accountability Group (\xe2\x80\x9cTAG\xe2\x80\x9d) Certified Against Fraud Program and is \xe2\x80\x9cCertified Against Fraud\xe2\x80\x9d

    \n\t\t\t\tView Disclosure\n\t\t\t
    \n\t\t
    \n\t
    \n
    \n\n\n \n\n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n' b'\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Closed Captioning\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n\n \n\n \n \n
    \n\n\n \n\n \n
    \n\n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n\n
    \n

    \n Closed Captioning Complaints and Concerns about CBS Television Network (Broadcast) Programming\n

    \n\n Please contact us if you have a concern or a complaint about closed captioned programming on the CBS Television Network (e.g, CBS News, CBS Daytime, CBS Primetime, CBS Late Night and CBS Sports) which you watch on a CBS affiliated television station.\n

    \n For closed captioning concerns or complaints about local programs (e.g., your local news, local sports, etc.) or syndicated programs (e.g., DR. PHIL, THE DOCTORS, JUDGE JUDY, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, etc.) it is necessary for you to contact your local program distributor (e.g., your local CBS station) as these type of programs are NOT distributed by the CBS Television Network.\n

    \n
    \n
    E-mail:
    CTNCCcomplaints@cbs.com
    \n
    Phone:
    212-975-5858
    \n
    Fax:
    212-881-9005\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n For written closed captioning complaints or concerns you may contact:\n

    \n Mark Turits
    \n Vice President, Captioning and Video Description
    \n CBS Television Network
    \n Att: Mail Stop 555/1327-CTN
    \n 524 West 57th Street
    \n New York, NY 10019\n
    \n\n
    \n

    \n Complaints or Concerns about Closed Captioning on CBS.com (Internet) Programming:\n

    \n\n Please contact us if you have a concern or a complaint about closed captioned programming on CBS.com via the Internet.\n

    \n\n
    \n
    E-mail:
    IPCCcomplaints@cbs.com
    \n
    Phone:
    212-975-5858
    \n
    Fax:
    212-881-9005\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n For written closed captioning complaints or concerns you may contact:\n

    \n Mark Turits
    \n Vice President, Captioning and Video Description
    \n CBS Television Network
    \n Att: Mail Stop 555/1327-CBSi
    \n 524 West 57th Street
    \n New York, NY 10019\n\n
    \n\n

    \n For CBS Television Network, FCC Section 79.1(j)(1) Closed Captioning Quality Certification,\n click Here\n\n\n
    \n\n\n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n' b'\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Paramount Plus - Stream Live TV, Movies, Originals, Sports, News, and more\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n\n \n\n \n \n
    \n\n\n \n\n \n
    \n\n \n\n \n\n\n
    \n \n\n\n\n
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n
    \n \n \n
    \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n Queenpins
    \n
    \n
    \n \n
    \n Now Streaming
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n

    \n LIVE SPORTS.
    BREAKING NEWS.
    A MOUNTAIN OF ENTERTAINMENT.

    \n \n
    \n Plans start at $4.99/month. Cancel anytime.
    \n \n \n\n
    \n Try It Free
    \n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n
    \n\n
    \n
    BUNDLE AND SAVE UP TO 38%
    \n
    Critically-acclaimed originals, exclusive live sports, hit movies\xe2\x80\x94all together, starting at only $9.99/month for a limited time.
    \n
    \n\n \n\n
    \n GET IT NOW
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n\n
    \n\n\n\n
    \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n

    \n PEAK
    STREAMING

    \n \n
    \n From shows and movies you can only catch here, to the moments the world can\xe2\x80\x99t stop watching, stream it all on Paramount+.
    \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n CBS\n
    \n
    \n BET\n
    \n
    \n Comedy Central\n
    \n
    \n Nickelodeon\n
    \n
    \n MTV\t\n
    \n
    \n Smithsonian\n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n\n
    \n Try It Free
    \n \n\n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n

    \n PEAK
    HOLLYWOOD

    \n \n
    \n Stream new movies like A Quiet Place Part II and Infinite exclusively on Paramount+, with more coming soon.\r\n\r\n
    \n \n \n\n
    \n Try It Free
    \n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n
    \n\n
    \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n

    \n PEAK
    COMPETITION

    \n \n
    \n Catch edge-of-your-seat action with CBS Sports like the NFL, UEFA & more, along with highlights, replays & expert analysis from the best in the game on CBS Sports HQ.
    \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n
    \n Try It Free
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n

    \n PEAK
    ORIGINALS

    \n \n
    \n Meet captivating characters, explore new worlds & enjoy returning fan-favorites in the growing collection of Paramount+ Originals.
    \n \n \n\n
    \n Try It Free
    \n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n
    \n\n\n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n

    \n PEAK
    FAMILY TIME

    \n \n
    \n Kick back with the whole family to take in the very best animated series & movies, or let the little ones stream with our kid-friendly profiles.
    \n \n \n\n
    \n Try It Free
    \n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n

    \n PEAK
    CONVENIENCE

    \n \n
    \n Watch on up to 3 devices. Create separate profiles for the whole family. Stream commercial free (except live TV & a few shows). Download shows & movies to watch offline.
    \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n Android\n
    \n
    \n iPad\n
    \n
    \n iPhone\n
    \n
    \n Apple TV\n
    \n
    \n Chromecast\n
    \n
    \n Fire TV\n
    \n
    \n LGTV\n
    \n
    \n PS4\n
    \n
    \n Roku\n
    \n
    \n Samsung\n
    \n
    \n Vizio\n
    \n
    \n Xbox\n
    \n
    \n XboxSeriesX\n
    \n
    \n Xfinity\n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n\n
    \n Try It Free
    \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n\n
    \n
    \n
      \n\n \n WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
      SUBSCRIBE NOW. \n \n \n
      Plans start at $4.99/month. Cancel anytime.
      \n \n \n\n
      \n Try It Free
      \n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n Try It Free
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n' b'\n \n\n \n \n CBS News\n \n \n \n \n \n\n
    \n \n \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n \n The page is not available\n

    The page may have been removed, had its name changed, or is just temporarily unavailable.

    \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n ' b'\r\n\n\n
    \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n CBS News | Help and Support\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n\n
    \n \n

    Help and Support

    \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n FAQ Categories:\n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n Supported Devices:\n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n Frequently Asked Questions | » CBSNews «\n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    1How do I learn more about the California Consumer Privacy Act?
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    2I’m having issues viewing CBSNews.com videos. How can I fix this?
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    3Is there a CBS News app?
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    4How do I learn more about the Dish Network/Do Not Call lawsuit story that aired on CBS This Morning?
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    5What happens to my 48 Hours subscription if I upgrade to iOS 11?
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    6I downloaded iOS 11 and now I can\'t access the 48 Hours app. Why not?
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    7Why is the 60 Minutes app no longer available?
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    8How can I find a news story or video that already aired?
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    9I’m looking for video footage or a transcript of a CBSNews.com show. Whom can I contact?
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    10How can I find my local CBS affiliate station?
    \n
    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    ' b'\n\nLog into Facebook\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Jump to
    Press alt + / to open this menu
    Facebook
    Notice
    You must log in to continue.
    Log Into Facebook
    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n' b'\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Something went wrong, but don\xe2\x80\x99t fret \xe2\x80\x94 let\xe2\x80\x99s give it another shot.
    ' b'\n\n \n \n \n\n \n Page Not Found • Instagram\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n
    \n \n
    \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n\n
    \n
      \n
    • \n \n
    • \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n
    \n \n\n\t

    Error

    \n\n

    Please wait a few minutes before you try again.

    \n\n\n
    \n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n' b'\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Something went wrong, but don\xe2\x80\x99t fret \xe2\x80\x94 let\xe2\x80\x99s give it another shot.
    ' b'\n \n TV anchor, meteorologists among those to quit over vaccine mandate - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    TV anchor, meteorologists among those to quit over vaccine mandate

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n ER doctor encourages getting COVID-19 vaccine \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n ER doctor encourages getting COVID-19 vaccine...\n\n 08:37\n\n \n \n \n \n

    A news anchor on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and a meteorologist in Nebraska are among a handful of Gray Television employees to relinquish their jobs instead of getting vaccinated against COVID-19.

    \n\n \n\n

    An 18-year employee, Meggan Gray gave up her co-hosting role on WLOX-TV\'s "Good Morning Mississippi" last Thursday, a day before a mandate to be fully immunized took effect on October 1, according to a local newspaper, the Sun Herald.

    The Biloxi-based station\'s parent, Gray Television, was requiring all employees, guests, contractors and tenants to be fully vaccinated against the virus, Gray posted on Facebook. "I tried everything possible to keep my job, including offering to be tested on a weekly basis. My requests were denied," she wrote.

    \n\n

    "I may have lost my job, but I preserved my integrity," she added.

    WLOX General Manager Rick Williams told the Sun Herald he could not comment on a personnel matter. His email included a statement from Gray Television saying its vaccination policy is meant to ensure a safe work environment and that exceptions were limited to "certain medical conditions and or religious objections."

    The policy also led to the ouster of meteorologist Tim Jones at another Gray Television station in Hastings, Nebraska. Jones took to YouTube to decry getting fired from the job he\'d held for nearly eight years.

    "The whole thing sucks, but bigger and better things ahead," Jones told viewers in the video he dedicated to "fellow coworkers who also lost their jobs from this unfair policy." 

    \n\n \n\n

    Similar words were voiced by Dave Platta, a sports anchor booted from an ABC affiliate in Columbus, Georgia. 

    "My departure was not my choice. It was also not the choice of WTVM. This came from an edict from Gray Television," Platta, on the job 36 years, stated. 

    \n \n\n
    \n

    "WTVM will miss Dave Platta and we appreciate his many contributions to the station\'s success," the station said in a story about his departure on its website.

    In addition to Jones, Gray and Platta, two other Gray employees have gone public about their dismissals due to their refusals to get vaccinated, including 14-year employee Linda Simmons, a reporter in Springfield, Missouri, and Karl Bohnak, a meteorologist in Marquette, Michigan.

    "I value the freedom we all have to make our own informed decisions," Simmons said on Facebook. She also defended her decision not to get vaccinated in a radio interview, saying "I truly believe God was showing me reasons that I didn\'t need to get it," according to an account in the Kansas City Star.

    Simmons said she was among three people at her station who were terminated over the policy. 

    In a lengthy Facebook post, Bohnak, 68, said he mistrusted "these injections," writing that his own chances of dying from COVID-19 were minuscule and that he was unwilling to "risk serious side effects" of the vaccine. 

    \n\n \n \n\n

    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, vaccines are highly effective at preventing severe disease and death from COVID-19 and represent the best means of curtailing a virus that has killed more than 700,000 Americans. Serious side effects from the vaccine are extemely rare, the CDC said.

    Atlanta-based Gray Television, which owns and operates television stations in more than 100 markets, did not respond to a request for comment from CBS MoneyWatch. The company employs around 6,900 people, according to estimates

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Fourth stimulus check latest: What\'s behind the push for recurring payments? - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    What\'s behind the push for a fourth stimulus check

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Unemployment benefits expire for millions \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Unemployment benefits expire for millions\n\n 05:49\n\n \n \n \n \n

    The IRS has issued more than 169 million payments in the third round of direct stimulus aid, with more than 2 million people in July receiving the $1,400 checks. But some lawmakers are pushing for a fourth round of stimulus aid that would effectively send recurring payments until the pandemic ends.

    \n\n \n\n

    So far, the federal response to the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic has paid out $3,200 to eligible adults: $1,200 under the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act in March 2020; $600 in a December relief measure; and $1,400 under the American Rescue Plan signed in March by President Joe Biden. 

    Despite that financial assistance, millions of Americans remain in financial distress, and the spread of the Delta variant is creating new economic headwinds. Almost one-quarter of Americans struggled to pay their household expenses in the previous week, according to new Census survey data that polled people during the last two weeks of August.

    \n\n

    The unemployment rate stands at 5.2%, still higher than its pre-pandemic level of 3.5%. And while businesses are hiring, there are still about 5.3 million fewer people are on payrolls today than before the pandemic. Economists are signaling alarm over the spread of the Delta variant, with Oxford Economics recently cutting its forecast for 2021\'s global economic growth to 5.9% from 6.4%.

    "Uncertainty and hesitancy may ultimately lead to a more slow-burning recovery from here than our baseline assumes," wrote Ben May, director of global macro research at Oxford Economics, in the report.

    At the same time, 9.1 million people lost enhanced unemployment benefits on Labor Day, when the federal benefits expired. That will wipe out about $5 billion in weekly benefits that had been flowing to unemployed workers — aid that had supported those workers in paying for groceries, rent and other essentials. 

    For many people, in short, the latest round of $1,400 checks is long gone even as other pandemic stimulus is coming to an end — an issue that is on the minds of many Americans who continue to struggle with joblessness and a weak labor market. Indeed, more than 2.8 million people have signed a Change.org petition started last year that calls on lawmakers to pass legislation for recurring $2,000 monthly payments. 

    \n\n \n\n

    Some lawmakers have picked up the idea. Twenty-one senators — all Democrats — signed a March 30 letter to Mr. Biden in support of recurring stimulus payments, pointing out that the $1,400 payment being distributed by the IRS won\'t tide people over for long. 

    "Almost 6 in 10 people say the $1,400 payments set to be included in the rescue package will last them less than three months," the senators wrote in the letter. 

    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Many Americans put stimulus money into stocks...\n\n 04:37\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Meanwhile, some states are creating their own form of stimulus checks. About two-thirds of California residents are likely to qualify for a "Golden State Stimulus" check via a new effort from Governor Gavin Newsom. That effort will provide $600 for low- and middle-income residents who have filed their 2020 tax returns. Florida and parts of Texas have authorized bonuses for teachers to help offset the impact of the pandemic.

    The letter from the U.S. senators doesn\'t specify how large are the payments they are seeking, but a separate effort from Democratic lawmakers in January pushed for $2,000 monthly checks until the pandemic ends. Instead, the American Rescue Plan authorized $1,400 for each eligible adult and dependent. 

    Child Tax Credit: July 15 deposits

    Some families received another form of stimulus aid on July 15 when the IRS deposited the first of six monthly cash payments into bank accounts of parents who qualify for the Child Tax Credit (CTC). Families on average received $423 in their first CTC payment, according to an analysis of Census data from the left-leaning advocacy group Economic Security Project.

    Eligible families will receive up to $1,800 in cash through December, with the money parceled out in equal installments over the six months from July through December. The aid is due to the expanded CTC, which is part of President Joe Biden\'s American Rescue Plan. 

    Families who qualify will receive $300 per month for each child under 6 and $250 for children between 6 to 17 years old. Several families that spoke to CBS MoneyWatch said the extra money would go toward child care, back-to-school supplies and other essentials. 

    \n\n \n \n\n

    Families may enjoy more of a tax break in coming years, if Mr. Biden\'s American Families Plan moves forward. Under that plan, the Child Tax Credit\'s expansion would last through 2025, giving families an additional four years of bigger tax breaks for children.

    Emergency funds, saving

    So far, people who have received the three rounds of stimulus payments said they\'re using most of the funds to pay down debt or sock away the money in savings, according to a recent analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. That could indicate that people are using the money to whittle down debt they incurred during the pandemic as well as to build up an emergency fund in case of another shock. 

    Almost 7 in 10 Americans who have received, or believed they would soon get, a third payment said it\'s important for their near-term finances, Bankrate.com said in April. That\'s down from about 8 in 10 people in March 2020, when the pandemic caused widespread unemployment, but overall the share of people who need additional support remains elevated more than a year later, according to the personal finance firm.

    About 1 in 3 people said the stimulus aid would help support them for less than one month, the survey found.

    Millions of Americans were spared hardship due to the three rounds of stimulus payments, researchers have found. But when stimulus has faltered, such as last fall when Congress was deadlocked on another round of aid, hardship increased "markedly" in November and December, according to a May analysis of Census data from the University of Michigan.

    Still living paycheck to paycheck

    Some top economists have called for more direct aid to Americans. More than 150 economists, including former Obama administration economist Jason Furman, signed a letter last year that argued for "recurring direct stimulus payments, lasting until the economy recovers."

    Although the economy is improving, millions of people continue to suffer from reduced income and have not been able to tap government aid programs, Nasif said. Only 4 in 10 jobless workers actually received unemployment aid, according to a March study from economist Eliza Forsythe. 

    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n What\'s in the COVID-19 relief bill?\n\n 03:12\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Many people never applied for unemployment benefits because they didn\'t think they were eligible, while others may have given up due to long waits and other issues.

    \n\n \n \n\n

    "You\'ll see reports about how the economy is starting to grow, but there are a lot of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, and for a lot of them the government relief programs haven\'t been able to help," said Greg Nasif, political director of Humanity Forward.

    How likely is a fourth stimulus check?

    Don\'t hold your breath, according to Wall Street analysts. "I think it\'s unlikely at this time," Raymond James analyst Ed Mills told CNBC. One reason is that the Biden administration is focused on advancing its infrastructure plan, which would reshape the economy by rebuilding aging schools, roads and airports, as well as investing in projects ranging from affordable housing to broadband.

    The proposal, which the White House says would be funded by boosting the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, will likely consume lawmakers this fall, said Stifel\'s Brian Gardner in an August 11 research note. 

    "The fall is shaping up to be a busy time in Washington as Congress tries to finish two infrastructure bills (one which includes tax hikes), approve the annual spending bills, and raise the debt ceiling," he noted.

    Delta headwinds?

    At the same time, the economic rebound is facing headwinds as the Delta variant spreads through the nation. Some states with low vaccination rates are experiencing a spike in COVID-19 cases that could dissuade people from taking service jobs in restaurants and other jobs that involve exposure to the public.

    Texas\' failure to stem the COVID-19 surge in its state has led to nearly 72,000 job losses and an annualized decline in output of more than $13 billion, a recent study found. Fear of contracting COVID-19 is also leading to job losses in Texas as workers opt to stay home or must stay home to care for family members with the illness, the study noted.

    Meanwhile, federal pandemic unemployment benefits expired on September 6, marking the end of innovative programs that had extended jobless aid to gig workers, part-time workers and others that typically don\'t qualify for unemployment benefits. That could increase hardship for many households, experts say.

    \n\n \n \n\n

    "This cliff threatens the economic recovery progress we have made by draining the economy of consumer spending, and will put millions of workers at risk of lasting hardship," said Century Foundation senior fellow Andrew Stettner in a statement.

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Biden administration overhauls student loan forgiveness program for public servants - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Biden administration overhauls student loan forgiveness program for public servants

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n The Student Debt Dilemma \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n The Student Debt Dilemma\n\n 28:24\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Watch the CBSN Originals documentary "The Student Debt Dilemma" in the video player above.

    \n\n \n\n

    Washington — The Department of Education announced Wednesday it would be relaxing requirements for a student loan debt relief program for public-sector workers, a move the Biden administration estimates will benefit more than 550,000 teachers, members of the military, first responders and government employees.

    Created in 2007, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program is intended to forgive the outstanding federal student loan debt for qualifying public workers who have made 10 years of monthly payments. But the Education Department acknowledged the program has fallen short of its pledge to public servants and hopes its overhaul will "restore the promise" of student loan forgiveness. 

    \n\n

    "Borrowers who devote a decade of their lives to public service should be able to rely on the promise of Public Service Loan Forgiveness. The system has not delivered on that promise to date, but that is about to change for many borrowers who have served their communities and their country," Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a statement.

    Under the eased requirements, the Education Department will offer a limited waiver that allows student borrowers to count all previous payments toward forgiveness, regardless of loan type or repayment plan.

    The Biden administration estimates the waiver, which will run through October 2022, will help more than 550,000 borrowers who consolidated their loans to move toward forgiveness. 

    For members of the military, the Education Department will also allow time spent on active duty to count toward loan forgiveness, even if a service member\'s loans were on deferment or forbearance instead of in active repayment. 

    Biden \n\n \n
    Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington on Thursday, August 5, 2021.\n \n \n \n Susan Walsh / AP\n\n \n

    The Biden administration also plans to match Department of Education data with information from other federal agencies to automatically help U.S. workers access loan forgiveness, and will review denied applications to identify and correct errors in loan-cancellation processing. 

    \n\n \n\n

    Citing the strain the COVID-19 pandemic has had on public-sector front-line workers, the Education Department said it\'s "critical" that student loan borrowers can have their loans erased. 

    "Frontline sectors like teaching and healthcare are already seeing burnout and employee shortages," the department said in a fact sheet detailing the changes. "Alleviating some of the financial strain associated with student debt can help borrowers in these sectors as they continue to navigate the fallout of this pandemic."

    To participate in the program, a borrower must work full-time for a federal, state, local or tribal government, including the U.S. military, or tax-exempt non-for-profit group. Public schools, colleges and universities, child and family service agencies, and special governmental districts such as public transportation, water or housing authorities are considered eligible government employers, according to the Education Department.

    While the program promises public servants their student debt will be erased after a decade of payments while working in public service, 99% of those who apply were told they\'re ineligible, according to a 2019 report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Of program applicants from the Defense Department, 94% were denied by the Education Department, the GAO found in an April report

    A "60 Minutes" report broadcast Sunday found that of the nearly 180,000 active-duty members with federal student loans, just 124 were approved for debt forgiveness.

    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Public Service Loan Forgiveness nightmares\n\n 13:15\n\n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Marine commander who went viral with criticism of military leaders released from brig - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Marine commander who went viral with criticism of military leaders released from brig

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Marine speaks about deadly Kabul attack \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Marine speaks about deadly Kabul attack\n\n 04:50\n\n \n \n \n \n

    Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller, the Marine officer who went viral for criticizing leaders over the pullout from Afghanistan, was released from the brig Tuesday, according to his attorney and a Marine Corps spokesperson. 

    \n\n \n\n

    "Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller Jr. is being released from confinement today, Oct. 5, 2021, as a result of a mutual agreement between Lt. Col. Scheller, his Defense counsel, and the Commanding General, Training Command," Captain Sam Stephenson, Training and Education Command, spokesperson said in a statement. 

    No additional details about the agreement will be released at this time, according to Stephenson. 

    \n\n

    Scheller was being held in pre-trial confinement at the brig at Camp Lejeune. 

    scheller.png \n\n \n
    \n \n

    He has submitted a letter to the Secretary of the Navy offering to resign his commission instead of facing a court martial. Scheller\'s attorney says "numerous members of Congress" have urged the secretary to approve the request.

    Scheller posted a video in August following the suicide bomb attack in Kabul that killed 13 U.S. service members and over 100 Afghan civilians. In the video, Scheller said senior leaders should raise their hands and take ownership for the withdrawal that he said turned into a mess. 

    "People are upset because their senior leaders let them down and none of them are raising their hands and accepting responsibility and saying we messed this up," Scheller said in the video. 

    \n\n \n\n

    He criticized Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and  Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley for closing Bagram Air Base, the primary U.S. military base in the country, and for not anticipating the fall of the Afghan National Security Forces. 

    According to legal documents, he is facing potential charges of conduct unbecoming of an officer, contempt toward officials, disobeying a senior officer and failure to obey an order or regulation. 

    Following the video, Scheller was relieved of duty by the Marine Corps. Scheller was the battalion commander for the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, based in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. 

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n' b'\n \n Federal judge temporarily bars Texas from enforcing law that bans most abortions - CBS News\n \n \n \n\n
    \n\n \n
    \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n\n\n\n\n
    \n \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    Live
    \n
    \n\n

    Watch CBSN Live

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n

    Federal judge temporarily bars Texas from enforcing law that bans most abortions

    \n \n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n\n \n \n\n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n Texas abortion law back in court \n \n
    \n\n \n\n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n
    \n\n
    \n \n \n \n\n Texas abortion law back in court\n\n 05:31\n\n \n \n \n \n

    A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked Texas from enforcing the controversial abortion ban that bars the procedure as early as six weeks into pregnancy.  

    \n\n \n\n

    Judge Robert L. Pitman has granted the Department of Justice\'s motion for a temporary restraining order as the constitutionality of the law is further litigated in the courts.

    "From the moment S.B. 8 went into effect, women have been unlawfully prevented from exercising control over their lives in ways that are protected by the Constitution," the order reads. "That other courts may find a way to avoid this conclusion is theirs to decide; this Court will not sanction one more day of this offensive deprivation of such an important right."

    \n\n

    Pitman has also denied the state\'s motion to dismiss the Justice Department\'s lawsuit challenging the law.

    In his scathing 113-page ruling, Pitman takes the constitutionality of the Texas law head-on, writing that it is "substantially likely" that courts will find that S.B. 8 violates the Fourteenth Amendment. Citing multiple comments and testimonies from clinicians and patients alike, the judge ruled the law places an "undue burden" on women seeking abortion in Texas and thus violates their rights.

    "If this situation does not constitute an undue burden," as the State of Texas argues, "it is hard to imagine what would," Pitman added. 

    The judge concludes such a burden has already and will continue to cause "irreparable harm" to those seeking abortions.

    "People seeking abortions face irreparable harm when they are unable to access abortions; these individuals are entitled to access to abortions under the U.S. Constitution; S.B. 8 prevents access to abortion," the Court explains, ruling in favor of granting the Department of Justice\'s request for a temporary pause in the law\'s enforcement. 

    \n\n \n\n

    The state of Texas filed notice with the court that it plans to appeal Wednesday\'s ruling to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.

    Texas\' abortion law, which went into effect in September, is among the nation\'s most restrictive. In addition to outlawing abortion once embryonic cardiac activity is detected, which can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy — before many women know they\'re pregnant — the measure allows private citizens to bring civil lawsuits against anyone who provides an abortion after that point or helps a woman access the procedure, such as a friend who drives a woman to obtain an abortion, or clinic staff. Those found in violation of the law are required to pay at least $10,000 to the person who successfully brought the suit.

    Pitman has ordered the state of Texas to notify all state judges and state court employees impacted by Wednesday\'s decision and to "publish this preliminary injunction on all of its public-facing court websites with a visible, easy-to-understand instruction to the public that S.B. 8 lawsuits will not be accepted by Texas courts."

    In a statement, Planned Parenthood said it was "grateful" for the ruling, and that it would continue to fight the ban in court. 

    "While this fight is far from over, we are hopeful that the court\'s order blocking S.B. 8 will allow Texas abortion providers to resume services as soon as possible," said Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood, in a statement.  

    The Justice Department sued Texas on September 9, eight days after the law went into effect, and sought a temporary freeze against S.B. 8. The department argued during an October 1 hearing that the measure violates the U.S. constitution and contradicts longstanding U.S. Supreme Court precedent that protects "pre-viability abortions." 

    In a statement Wednesday night, Attorney General Merrick Garland praised the ruling, saying it is a "victory for women in Texas and for the rule of law." Garland said the Justice Department will "continue to protect constitutional rights against all who would seek to undermine them."

    \n\n \n \n\n

    White House chief of staff Ron Klain tweeted Wednesday that Pittman\'s ruling is a "big win for the Biden administration — and the constitution — in federal court tonight." President Biden last month called the law "extreme" and said it "blatantly violates the constitutional right established under Roe v. Wade and upheld as precedent for nearly half a century."

    The U.S. Supreme Court declined to stop the law from going into effect, but has not ruled on its constitutionality.

    \n \n \n\n \n
    \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n \n
    \n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n \n
    \n
    View CBS News In
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n CBS News App\n \n\n Open\n
    \n
    \n \n \n \n\n Chrome\n \n\n \n \n \n\n Safari\n \n\n Continue\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    Be the first to know
    \n
    Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
    \n\n \n \n
    \n \n \n\n'